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in⋅de⋅pend⋅ent
adjective
free from the influence, control, or determination of another or others; specif.,
free from the rule of another; controlling or governing oneself; self-governing
free from influence, persuasion, or bias; objective an independent observer
relying only on oneself or one's own abilities, judgment, etc.; self-confident; self-reliant independent in thinking