Definition of "Independent" :

noun: a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

noun: a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

adjective: free from external control and constraint

"An independent mind."

adjective: (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."

adjective: not controlled by a party or interest group

adjective: (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces