Meaning : A neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics).
Synonyms : fencesitter, mugwump
Meaning : 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
Meaning : Free from external control and constraint.
Example :
An independent mind.
A series of independent judgments.
Fiercely independent individualism.
Relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed.
Dependent children.Meaning : (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces.
Example :
An autonomous judiciary.
A sovereign state.
Synonyms : autonomous, self-governing, sovereign
Meaning : (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence.
Example :
The main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb.
Synonyms : main
(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence.
A subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence.Meaning : Not controlled by a party or interest group.