independent
nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026
Free from external control and constraint or influence of another.
Framework senses
- §1
- Free from external control and constraint or influence of another.
- §1
- a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
- §2
- a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
- §1 · legacy_primary
- Free from external control and constraint or influence of another.DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column