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
ram (something) down (someone's) throat
to force someone to do or agree to something that is not wanted
Our teacher always tries to ram her ideas down our throats which makes us angry.