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independent

nounid 2836·updated May 12, 2026
candidate

Free from external control and constraint or influence of another.

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

Requirement0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

synonym
fencesitterfree lancefree-lancefreelancefreelancermugwumpself-employed person
alternatephrasing
Independent
plural
independents
possessive
independent's
pluralpossessive
independents'

Framework definitions

FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 20121 senseview framework →
§1
Free from external control and constraint or influence of another.
Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§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)

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