independent

Words with a similar base: independent

'independent'

[mugwump.n.02] as in: a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

'independent'

[freelancer.n.01] as in: a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

'independent'

[independent.a.01] as in: free from external control and constraint

Examples:
an independent mind
a series of independent judgments
fiercely independent individualism

'independent'

[autonomous.s.01] as in: (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

Examples:
an autonomous judiciary
a sovereign state

'independent'

[independent.a.03] as in: (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence

Examples:
the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb

'independent'

[independent.s.02] as in: not controlled by a party or interest group

Origins

					independent (English)
├── dependent (English)
└── in- (English)
    ├── in (Latin)
    ├── in- (Latin)
    └── in- (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── in- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
            └── in (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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