independent in WordNet English dictionary

1. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
   "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"
   autonomous  independent  self-governing  sovereign 
   
2. free from external control and constraint
   "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"
   independent 
   
3. (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
   "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"
   independent  main 
   
4. not controlled by a party or interest group
   independent 
   

1. a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
   mugwump  independent  fencesitter 
   
2. a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
   freelancer  freelance  free-lance  free lance  independent  self-employed person