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Meaning of independent

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  independent
      adj 1: 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}, {independent}, {self-governing}, {sovereign}]
      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" [syn:
         {independent}, {main(a)}] [ant: {dependent}, {subordinate}]
      4: not controlled by a party or interest group
      n 1: a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
           [syn: {mugwump}, {independent}, {fencesitter}]
      2: a writer or artist who sells services to different employers
         without a long-term contract with any of them [syn:
         {freelancer}, {freelance}, {free-lance}, {free lance},
         {independent}, {self-employed person}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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