Definitions for independent
Overview of noun independent
The noun independent has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. mugwump, independent, fencesitter
(a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics))
2. freelancer, freelance, free-lance, free lance, independent, self-employed person
(a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them)
Overview of adj independent
The adj independent has 4 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (26) independent
(free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism")
2. (2) autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign
((of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state")
3. independent, main
((of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb")
4. independent
(not controlled by a party or interest group)
