| absolute |
in grammar, syntactically independent, or nearly so, as "the weather being chilly" in the sentence "The weather being chilly, we stayed home." [1/7 definitions] |
| acrostic |
a sequence of written lines in which particular letters, usu. the first letter of every line, form an independent word or phrase. [1/2 definitions] |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
an independent state in the Caribbean Sea made up of three islands. |
| autonomous |
free and independent, as a state or an organism; self-governing. |
| autonomy |
a group or state that is free, independent, and self-governing. [1/2 definitions] |
| Baltic States |
the independent countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, formerly parts of the Soviet Union. |
| blind trust |
certain personal assets, such as stocks, placed under the confidential management of an independent trustee, as in an effort to avoid conflict of interest during one's term of public office. [1/2 definitions] |
| Brunei |
an independent Asian country under British protection, on the north coast of Borneo. |
| cartel |
an international group of independent businesses formed to control production and prices and to restrict competition in certain business enterprises. [1/2 definitions] |
| Church of England |
the national church of England, which is Catholic in form but incorporates some Protestant beliefs and is independent of the papacy. |
| colonialism |
the policy or practices of a nation extending or maintaining control over previously independent territories. |
| complex sentence |
a sentence composed of a main or independent clause and one or more dependent or subordinate clauses, such as "This is an independent clause, whereas this is a dependent clause". |
| compound sentence |
a sentence composed of two or more independent clauses, which are usu. linked by a conjunction, such as "The sky darkened and the wind howled". |
| Corp. |
abbreviation of "Corporation," an association of persons recognized by law and authorized to carry out certain functions with powers independent of the individual members (used in a proper name). |
| corporation |
an association of persons recognized by law and authorized to carry out certain functions with powers independent of the individual members. [1/2 definitions] |
| Declaration of Independence |
the public document by which the United States of America was declared to be free and independent of England in 1776. |
| dependent clause |
a clause that is syntactically not a complete sentence and is used typically as an attachment to an independent clause. A dependent clause adds additional meaning to the independent clause and functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb. |
| dichromatic |
having two color phases independent of sex or age, as some insects and birds. [1/3 definitions] |
| Eurocommunism |
a type of communism favored in some Western European nations, claimed to be independent of the Russian Communist party. |
| external degree |
a college or university diploma awarded to a nonmatriculated student who has earned credit through work experience, nonacademic training, independent study, or the passing of proficiency examinations. |
| feeling |
a general consciousness, perception, or sensation more or less independent of intellectual or physical activity. [1/10 definitions] |