different between independent vs apolitical

English

Etymology

From French indépendant

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?nd??p?nd?nt/
• Hyphenation: in?de?pend?ent

Adjective

independent (comparative more independent, superlative most independent)

1. Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.
2. (politics) 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.
   • R. P. Ward

     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.

Synonyms

• autonomous
• free
• self-standing

Antonyms

• contingent
• dependent

Hyponyms

• language-independent
• order-independent
• redshift-independent
• system-dependent

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Noun

independent (plural independents)

1. A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a freethinker, free of a party platform.
2. A neutral or uncommitted person.
3. (sports) A team not affiliated with any league or conference.

Translations

References

• independent at OneLook Dictionary Search
• independent in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• independent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Catalan

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ent

Adjective

independent (masculine and feminine plural independents)

1. independent

   Antonym: dependent

Derived terms

Related terms

• independència

Further reading

• “independent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “independent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “independent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “independent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Occitan

Pronunciation

Adjective

independent m (feminine singular independenta, masculine plural independents, feminine plural independentas)

1. independent

   Antonym: dependent

Derived terms

Related terms

• independéncia

Romanian

Etymology

From French indépendant

Adjective

independent m or n (feminine singular independent?, masculine plural independen?i, feminine and neuter plural independente)

1. independent, self-sufficient

Declension

English

Etymology

a- +? political

Adjective

apolitical (comparative more apolitical, superlative most apolitical)

1. Having no interest or involvement in politics.

   The Queen is an apolitical figure.

2. Having no political relevance or function.

   The PM's visit to the school was entirely apolitical.

3. Politically neutral, unbiased, non-aligned, free from party politics

   My colleagues and I come to this task with open minds, we are apolitical and independent of any political party.

Translations

Noun

apolitical (plural apoliticals)

1. A person with no involvement or no interest in politics.
2. An unbiased candidate or voter, free of a party platform.
3. A neutral or uncommitted person.