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independent British & World English

free from outside control; not subject to another’s authority

independent in independent British & World English

free from outside control; not subject to another’s authority

semi-independent British & World English

partially free from outside control

independent suspension British & World English

a form of vehicle suspension in which each wheel is supported independently of the others

independent variable British & World English

a variable (often denoted by x) whose variation does not depend on that of another

Independent Labour Party (abbreviation: ILP) British & World English

a British socialist political party formed in 1893 under the leadership of Keir Hardie. It was instrumental in the formation of the Labour Party in 1906, but tension between the two parties grew in the 1930s over the questions of pacifism and support for communism, and by the early 1950s the Independent Labour Party had lost all its parliamentary representation

Independent Broadcasting Authority (abbreviation: IBA) British & World English

(in the UK) the body responsible for regulating commercial television and radio, until its replacement in 1991 by the Independent Television Commission and the Radio Authority

Independent Television Commission (abbreviation: ITC) British & World English

(in the UK) an organization responsible for licensing and regulating commercial television. It merged with Ofcom in 2003

Commonwealth of Independent States (abbreviation: CIS) British & World English

a confederation of independent states, formerly constituent republics of the Soviet Union, established in 1991. The member states are Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan

independent English-French

indépendant/-e

independent English-German

unabhängig

independent English-Italian

indipendente

independent English-Spanish

independiente

Commonwealth of Independent States English-French

Communauté f des États indépendants