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independent

adjective
  1. free from external control and constraint
    “an independent mind”
  2. of a clause, capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
    “The main independent clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb.”
    main
  3. not controlled by a party or interest group
  4. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
    autonomoussovereignself-governing
noun
  1. a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
    freelancefree-lancefreelancerfree lanceself-employed person
  2. a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
    mugwumpfencesitter