independent

Means being able to do things on your own. Not representing or belonging to a particular political party.





Word Structure

in-dih-PEN-dent

Sentence Examples

He is an independent.

July 4th is is Independence day.

The judge must be independent.

Semantic Relatives

Democratic Party

Nonaligned

Nonpartisan

Political Party

Republican Party

Separate



Textbook

Explore American Democracy Chapter 10 by Attainment

Deeper Dive

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