(initial capital letter) Ecclesiastical. of or pertaining to the Independents.
–noun
18.
an independent person or thing.
19.
a small, privately owned business: The conglomerates are buying up the independents.
20.
Politics. a person who votes for candidates, measures, etc., in accordance with his or her own judgment and without regard to the endorsement of, or the positions taken by, any party.
21.
(initial capital letter) Ecclesiastical. an adherent of Independency.
22.
British. a Congregationalist.
—Idiom
23.
independent of, irrespective of; regardless of: Independent of monetary considerations, it was a promising position.
1611, from in- "not" + dependent (q.v.). Fr. independant is attested from c.1600; It. independente from 1598. Meaning "person not acting as part of a political party" is from 1808. U.S. Independence Day (July 4) first recorded under that name in 1791.
free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism" [ant: dependent]
2.
(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" [syn: autonomous]
3.
(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" [ant: dependent]
4.
not controlled by a party or interest group
noun
1.
a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) [syn: mugwump]
2.
a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them [syn: freelancer]
not controlled by other people, countries etc Example: an independent country; That country is now independent of Britain.
Arabic:
مُسْتَقِل
Chinese (Simplified):
独立的, 不受约束的
Chinese (Traditional):
獨立的
Czech:
nezávislý
Danish:
selvstændig; uafhængig
Dutch:
onafhankelijk
Estonian:
iseseisev
Finnish:
itsenäinen
French:
indépendant (de)
German:
unabhängig
Greek:
ανεξάρτητος
Hungarian:
független
Icelandic:
sjálfstæður
Indonesian:
merdeka
Italian:
indipendente
Japanese:
独立した
Korean:
독립의
Latvian:
neatkarīgs
Lithuanian:
nepriklausomas
Norwegian:
uavhengig, selvstendig
Polish:
niezawisły
Portuguese (Brazil):
independente
Portuguese (Portugal):
independente
Romanian:
independent (de)
Russian:
независимый
Slovak:
nezávislý
Slovenian:
neodvisen
Spanish:
independiente
Swedish:
oberoende, självständig, oavhängig
Turkish:
bağımsız, hür
independent2[indiˈpendənt]adjective
not willing to accept help Example: an independent old lady
Arabic:
مُعْتَمِد على نَفْسِه
Chinese (Simplified):
不愿接受帮助的
Chinese (Traditional):
不願接受幫助的
Czech:
samostatný
Danish:
selvstændig
Dutch:
zelfstandig
Estonian:
iseseisev
Finnish:
itsenäinen
French:
indépendant
German:
selbständig
Greek:
ανεξάρτητος, αυτάρκης
Hungarian:
önálló
Icelandic:
sjálfbjarga, sjálfstæður
Indonesian:
mandiri
Italian:
indipendente
Japanese:
頼らない
Korean:
남의 신세를 지지 않는
Latvian:
patstāvīgs
Lithuanian:
savarankiškas
Norwegian:
selvstendig
Polish:
samodzielny
Portuguese (Brazil):
independente
Portuguese (Portugal):
independente
Romanian:
independent
Russian:
самостоятельный
Slovak:
samostatný
Slovenian:
neodvisen
Spanish:
independiente
Swedish:
självständig
Turkish:
başına buyruk, hür
independent3[indiˈpendənt]adjective
having enough money to support oneself Example: She is completely independent and receives no money from her family; She is now independent of her parents.
Arabic:
مُستَقِل مادَّيـاً
Chinese (Simplified):
富裕自立的
Chinese (Traditional):
自立的
Czech:
nezávislý (na)
Danish:
uafhængig
Dutch:
zelfstandig, onafhankelijk
Estonian:
sõltumatu
Finnish:
riippumaton
French:
indépendant (de)
German:
unabhängig
Greek:
οικονομικά ανεξάρτητος
Hungarian:
független (anyagilag)
Icelandic:
fjárhagslega óháður
Indonesian:
mandiri
Italian:
indipendente
Japanese:
自活して
Korean:
독립한
Latvian:
materiāli neatkarīgs, *nodrošināts
Lithuanian:
nepriklausomas, savarankiškumas
Norwegian:
økonomisk uavhengig
Polish:
niezależny
Portuguese (Brazil):
independente
Portuguese (Portugal):
independente
Romanian:
independent
Russian:
независимый
Slovak:
nezávislý (od)
Slovenian:
neodvisen
Spanish:
independiente
Swedish:
ekonomiskt oberoende
Turkish:
kendi geliri ile geçinebilen
independent4[indiˈpendənt]adjective
not relying on, or affected by, something or someone else Example: an independent observer; to arrive at an independent conclusion
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.
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.
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