independant

Adjective

independent (comparative more independent, superlative most independent)

1. Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.
   • Niinisto pointed out that he had already told Putin at their first meeting in 2012 that “each independent nation would maximize its own security.”
     “That is still the case. By joining NATO, Finland will strengthen its own security and assume its responsibilities. It is not something away from...2022 May 14, Jari Tanner, “Putin warns Finland NATO membership would harm relations”, in AP News, archived from the original on 14 May 2022
2. Not affiliated with any political party.
   • the independent candidate
3. Providing a comfortable livelihood.
   • an independent property
4. Not subject to bias or influence; self-directing.
   • a man of an independent mind
5. Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.
   • That obligation in general, under which we conceive ourselves bound to obey a law, independent of those resources which the law provides for its own enforcement.1795, Robert Plumer Ward, An Enquiry into the Foundation and History of the Law of Nations in Europe from the Time of the Greeks and Romans to the Age of Grotius

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