INDEPENDENT
(noun) a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
synonyms : free lance , free-lance , freelance , freelancer , self-employed person(noun) a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
synonyms : fencesitter , mugwump(adj.) free from external control and constraint
"an independent mind", "a series of independent judgments", "fiercely independent individualism"
(adj.) (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"
synonyms : main(adj.) not controlled by a party or interest group
(adj.) (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
"an autonomous judiciary", "a sovereign state"
synonyms : autonomous , self-governing , sovereignIt is very important to have an autonomous judiciary in the country. -added by naila_inlas
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.


