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• n  a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
• n  a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
• a  free from external control and constraint
  an independent mind
  a series of independent judgments
  fiercely independent individualism
• s  (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
• a  (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
• s  not controlled by a party or interest group

• The longer an independent counsel stays in office, unless he is spectacularly successful, the more difficult it gets.
• Two veteran political consultants from different political parties have joined forces and formed an independent committee to nudge New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg into .
• It should be noted that all independent failure reviews for western launch vehicles are constituted with individual people and not by company or organization as Intelsat.

• mugwump
• fencesitter
• freelancer
• freelance
• free-lance
• free lance
• self-employed person
• autonomous
• self-governing
• sovereign
• main

• dependent

News & Articles

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• Subscribe to Independent breaking news alerts
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  June 12, 2013 - Huntington Beach Independent
• Independent Group Pays Fine to Resolve Allegations
  An independent political group that backed David Williams' failed bid to become Kentucky governor has paid a $4,500 fine.
  June 11, 2013 - WBKO Bowling Green
• Canutillo Independent School District releases STAAR results
  The Canutillo Independent School District has released the district's test scores for the 2012-2013 State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness End-Of-Course or STAAR test. Promote to Mobile read more
  June 11, 2013 - KTSM El Paso

Quotes

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• President Bush in PRESS TV
  The basis for a solution is clear -- an end to the occupation that began in 1967, the creation of an independent and viable Palestinian state :, and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the region,Ban said.
• Robert Gates in Los Angeles Times
  Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told reporters that he was impressed with the general's "strategic insight and independent thinking."
• Barack Obama in The Guardian (blog)
  This fund will not be controlled by BP. In order to ensure that all legitimate claims are paid out in a fair and timely manner, the account must and will be administered by an independent third party,Obama said.