Independent - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them (syn: free-lance, freelance)
adjective
- not controlled by a party or interest group
Extra examples
The country recently became independent.
They have a good deal of independent authority.
She has an independent income.
Another laboratory has provided independent confirmation of the test results.
She is a very independent person.
She has an independent mind.
They lead an independent life.
She registered to vote as an Independent.
A person's worth is quite independent of their usefulness to society.
There are plans to split the corporation into a number of smaller independent companies.
We need a central bank that is independent of the government.
An independent body (=group of people who work together) has been set up to monitor government spending.
There were no independent witnesses to the shooting.
Human rights groups have called for an independent inquiry into the killings.
India became independent in 1947.
Word forms
singular: independent
plural: independents
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