adj.
1.free from external control and constraint
2.not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else
3.of political bodies
4.not contingent
5.of a clause
6.not controlled by a party or interest group independent n.
1.a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
2.a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
Idiom of the Day
early bird catches the worm
a person who gets up early in the morning has the best chance of success
Our supervisor always goes to work before his colleagues because he knows that the early bird catches the worm.