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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Independent \In`de*pend"ent\, a. [Pref. in- not + dependent: cf.
     F. ind['e]pendant.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Not dependent; free; not subject to control by others; not
        relying on others; not subordinate; as, few men are wholly
        independent.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A dry, but independent crust.         --Cowper.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Affording a comfortable livelihood; as, an independent
        property.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Not subject to bias or influence; not obsequious;
        self-directing; as, a man of an independent mind.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Expressing or indicating the feeling of independence;
        free; easy; bold; unconstrained; as, an independent air or
        manner.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              That obligation in general, under which we conceive
              ourselves bound to obey a law, independent of those
              resources which the law provides for its own
              enforcement.                          --R. P. Ward.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Eccl.) Belonging or pertaining to, or holding to the
        doctrines or methods of, the Independents.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. (Math.) Not dependent upon another quantity in respect to
        value or rate of variation; -- said of quantities or
        functions.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. (U. S. Politics) Not bound by party; exercising a free
        choice in voting with either or any party.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Independent company (Mil.), one not incorporated in any
        regiment.
  
     Independent seconds watch, a stop watch having a second
        hand driven by a separate set of wheels, springs, etc.,
        for timing to a fraction of a second.
  
     Independent variable. (Math.) See Dependent variable,
        under Dependent.
  
     Syn: Free; uncontrolled; separate; uncoerced; self-reliant;
          bold; unconstrained; unrestricted.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Independent \In`de*pend"ent\, n.
     1. (Eccl.) One who believes that an organized Christian
        church is complete in itself, competent to
        self-government, and independent of all ecclesiastical
        authority.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: In England the name is often applied (commonly in the
           pl.) to the Congregationalists.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Politics) One who does not acknowledge an obligation to
        support a party's candidate under all circumstances; one
        who exercises liberty in voting.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Independent \In`de*pend"ent\, a. [Pref. in- not + dependent: cf.
     F. ind['e]pendant.]
     1. Not dependent; free; not subject to control by others; not
        relying on others; not subordinate; as, few men are wholly
        independent.
  
              A dry, but independent crust.         --Cowper.
  
     2. Affording a comfortable livelihood; as, an independent
        property.
  
     3. Not subject to bias or influence; not obsequious;
        self-directing; as, a man of an independent mind.
  
     4. Expressing or indicating the feeling of independence;
        free; easy; bold; unconstrained; as, an independent air or
        manner.
  
     5. Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.
  
              That obligation in general, under which we conceive
              ourselves bound to obey a law, independent of those
              resources which the law provides for its own
              enforcement.                          --R. P. Ward.
  
     6. (Eccl.) Belonging or pertaining to, or holding to the
        doctrines or methods of, the Independents.
  
     7. (Math.) Not dependent upon another quantity in respect to
        value or rate of variation; -- said of quantities or
        functions.
  
     8. (U. S. Politics) Not bound by party; exercising a free
        choice in voting with either or any party.
  
     Independent company (Mil.), one not incorporated in any
        regiment.
  
     Independent seconds watch, a stop watch having a second
        hand driven by a separate set of wheels, springs, etc.,
        for timing to a fraction of a second.
  
     Independent variable. (Math.) See Dependent variable,
        under Dependent.
  
     Syn: Free; uncontrolled; separate; uncoerced; self-reliant;
          bold; unconstrained; unrestricted.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Independent \In`de*pend"ent\, n.
     1. (Eccl.) One who believes that an organized Christian
        church is complete in itself, competent to
        self-government, and independent of all ecclesiastical
        authority.
  
     Note: In England the name is often applied (commonly in the
           pl.) to the Congregationalists.
  
     2. (Politics) One who does not acknowledge an obligation to
        support a party's candidate under all circumstances; one
        who exercises liberty in voting.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  independent
       adj 1: free from external control and constraint; "an independent
              mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely
              independent individualism"; "an independent republic"
              [ant: dependent]
       2: not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything
          else
       3: of political bodies; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign
          state" [syn: autonomous, self-governing, sovereign]
       4: not contingent
       5: of a clause; able to stand alone syntactically as a complete
          sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex
          sentence has at least a subject and a verb" [syn: main(a)]
          [ant: dependent]
       6: not controlled by a party or interest group
       n 1: a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
            [syn: mugwump, fencesitter]
       2: a writer or artist who sells services to different employers
          without a long-term contract with any of them [syn: freelance,
           self-employed person]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  independent
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 ανεξάρτητος
     2 (ετ πληροφ en) ανεξάρτητος, ουδέτερος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  independent
     Catalan a.
     (l ca independent)
     Occitan a.
     (l en independent)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  independent
     a.
     Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.
     n.
     1 A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a
  freethinker, free of a party platform.
     2 A neutral or uncommitted person.
     3 A small, privately owned business.
     4 (lb en sports) A team not affiliated with any league or
  conference.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  independent
     Catalan a.
     (l ca independent)
     Romanian a.
     (l en independent), self-sufficient

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  independent
     Catalan a.
     (l ca independent)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  independent
     Romania a.
     itsenäinen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  independent
     Engelska a.
     oberoende
     Engelska n.
     (tagg politik språk=en) partilös, politisk vilde

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  independent
     a.
     oavhängig, oberoende, självständig
     n.
     1 medlemmar av vissa riktningar inom den engelska protestantismen
     2 medlemmar av en oppositionell fransk konstnärsgrupp efter mitten av
  1800-talet

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Independent /ˌɪndɪpˈɛndənt/
  مستقل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  independent //ɪndɪˈpɛndənt// 
  1. независим
  not aligned with any political party
  2. незави́сим, независим
  not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  independent /ˌɪndɪpˈɛndənt/ 
  nezávislý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  independent /ˌɪndɪpˈɛndənt/ 
  samostatný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  independent /ˌɪndɪpˈɛndənt/
  individuální

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  independent /ˌɪndɪpˈɛndənt/ 
  annibynnwr 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  independent /ˌɪndɪpˈɛndənt/ 
  annibynnol 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  independent /ˌɪndɪpˈɛndənt/
  Unabhängige , Unabhängiger
   see: independents
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  independent /ˌɪndɪpˈɛndənt/
  fraktionslos  [pol.]
     Synonyms: unattached, non-attached, without party affiliation
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  independent /ˌɪndɪpˈɛndənt/
  selbstständig, selbständig, eigenständig, eigenverantwortlich 
        "skills of independent working"  - selbstständiges Arbeiten
     Synonym: autonomous
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  independent /ˌɪndɪpˈɛndənt/
  unabhängig 
           Note: von
   see: more independent, most independent, independent state
  
           Note: of

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  independent /ˌɪndɪpˈɛndənt/
  
  αυτεξούσιος, ανεξάρτητος

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  independent //ɪndɪˈpɛndənt// 
  1. sitoutumaton
  not aligned with any political party
  2. itsenäinen, riippumaton, vapaa
  not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  independent /ˌɪndɪpˈɛndənt/ 
  1. स्वाधीन
        "India is an independent country."
  2. स्वतंत्र
        "Some independent evidence has recently come to light."
        "Independent schools prove better education."
        "We demand independent inquiry into the government's handling of the affair."
        "These days the number of independent candidates are increasing."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  independent /ˌɪndɪpˈɛndənt/
  neovisan, neovisne, neovisnih, nezavisan, nezavisna, nezavisni, nezavisnošću, samostalno, samostalnu

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  independent /ˌɪndɪpˈɛndənt/
  1. kongregacionalista
  2. független
  3. párton kívüli
  4. önálló
  5. pártonkívüli
  6. autonóm
  7. merész
  8. anyagilag független
  9. independens
  10. fesztelen
  11. szabad

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  independent //ɪndɪˈpɛndənt// 
  merdeka
  not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  independent //ɪndɪˈpɛndənt// 
  1. 無所属
  not aligned with any political party
  2. 独立
  not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  independent /ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/ 
   1.  niezależny (of - od)
   2.  niepodległy
   3.  prywatny

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  independent /indipendənt/ 
  autônomo, independente

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  independent //ɪndɪˈpɛndənt// 
  oberoende, självständig
  not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  independent /ˌɪndɪpˈɛndənt/
  1. hür, bağımsız, başlı başına, ayrı, serbest
  2. kendi geliri ile geçinebilen
  3. (pol.) parti dışı olan
  4. bağımsız kimse
  5. parti üyesi olmayan kimse. independently  bağımsız olarak
  6. aynca, birbirini etkilemeden, birbirinden habersizce.

From Nederlands-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-spa ]

  independent /ˈɪndˌeːpəndˌɛnt/ 
  independiente

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  independent
  independent

From Lenga d'òc - Català FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:oci-cat ]

  independent
  independent

From Lenga d'òc - Català FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:oci-cat ]

  independent
  independent

From Lenga d'òc - Català FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:oci-cat ]

  independent
  independent

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  219 Moby Thesaurus words for "independent":
     Laodicean, abounding in riches, affluent, alien, anythingarian,
     apart, apart from, apathetic, arbitrary, aside from, autarchic,
     autarkic, autonomous, barring, besides, beyond, big-rich, bold,
     centrist, comfortable, competent, controlled, detached,
     disconnected, discrete, discretional, discretionary,
     disgustingly rich, disinterested, disjunct, disrelated,
     dissociated, distinct, elective, erect, even, except for,
     excluding, exclusive of, exotic, external, extraneous, fat,
     fence-sitter, fifty-fifty, firm-minded, flush, foreign, forward,
     free, free lance, free spirit, free trader, free will,
     free-spirited, freethinker, freewheeling, frightfully rich,
     gratuitous, half-and-half, house-proud, ignoring, impartial,
     importunate, in funds, in the money, incommensurable, incomparable,
     independently rich, independently wealthy, indifferent, individual,
     individualist, individualistic, inner-directed, insular,
     irrelative, irrespective of, isolated, isolationist,
     latitudinarian, liberal, libertarian, libertine, loaded, loner,
     luxurious, made of money, maverick, midway, moderate, moneyed,
     mugwump, mugwumpian, mugwumpish, neuter, neutral, nonaligned,
     noncommitted, nonconformist, nonmandatory, nonpartisan,
     nothingarian, notwithstanding, offered, on the fence, oofy,
     optional, opulent, other, outlandish, outside, passive, prideful,
     proffered, prosperous, proud, proud as Lucifer, proud-blooded,
     proud-looking, proud-minded, proud-spirited, proudful,
     proudhearted, provided for, purse-proud, pushy, removed, rich,
     rich as Croesus, rolling in money, rugged individualist, segregate,
     self-acting, self-active, self-asserting, self-assertive,
     self-assured, self-centered, self-confident, self-contained,
     self-controlled, self-dependent, self-determined, self-determining,
     self-directing, self-esteeming, self-expressive, self-governed,
     self-governing, self-helpful, self-helping, self-improving,
     self-possessed, self-reliant, self-respecting, self-restrained,
     self-subsistent, self-sufficient, self-supporting, self-sustained,
     self-sustaining, separate, separated, sovereign, spontaneous,
     stiff-necked, strange, strong-minded, strong-willed, swing vote,
     third force, third world, third-force, third-world, unaffiliated,
     unallied, unasked, unassociated, unbesought, unbiased, unbidden,
     uncalled-for, uncoerced, uncommitted, uncommitted voter,
     uncompelled, unconnected, uncontrolled, undecided, unearned,
     unfettered, unforced, uninfluenced, uninvited, uninvolved,
     unlimited, unprejudiced, unpressured, unprompted, unrelatable,
     unrelated, unrequested, unrequired, unrestrained, unrestricted,
     unsolicited, unsought, voluntary, volunteer, wallowing in wealth,
     warm, wealthy, well provided for, well-fixed, well-heeled,
     well-off, well-to-do, willful
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 中立派,无党派者;
  a. 独立的,自主的,不须依赖;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 中立派,无党派者
     a. 独立的,自主的,不须依赖的,不受约束的

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