Independents
Voters without party
Independents are voters who don't affiliate with a political party, particularly in American politics where they reject identification as Democrats or Republicans.
The term also applies to athletes, businesses, or other entities operating outside major leagues, chains, or organizations: independent bookstores, independent films.
In sports contexts, independents are teams not belonging to a conference.
The singular independent works as both noun and adjective.
Those who cast ballots
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- undecidedNot having chosen
- nonpartisanNot aligned politically
- centristsPolitical middle-dwellers
unaffiliated · moderates · third-party · crossover · ballot · primaries · elections · caucus
Hired service providers
- freelancersSelf-employed contract workers
- self-employedWorking independently, not hired
- entrepreneursThose who launch ventures
- consultantsExperts hired for guidance
startups · solopreneurs · owner-operators · merchants · vendors · shopkeepers · artisans · tradespeople
Identifying markers attached to items
- artistsMakers of creative works
- DIYAmateur home projects
- unsignedBearing no signature
- BandcampIndependent music distribution site
underground · scene · releases · bands · singer-songwriters · self-produced · bedroom · lo-fi
Venue for noncommercial films
- auteurDirector with total control
- SundanceUtah cinema showcase
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- low-budgetCosting relatively little
cinema · filmmakers · distribution · Miramax · screening · producers · directors · crowdfunded
Sovereign political entities
- statesModes of being
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
secession · territories · republics · breakaway · self-rule · devolution · statehood · liberation
voters
Those who cast ballots
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- undecidedNot having chosen
- nonpartisanNot aligned politically
centrists · unaffiliated · moderates · third-party · crossover · ballot · primaries · elections · caucus · registration
contractors
Hired service providers
- freelancersSelf-employed contract workers
- self-employedWorking independently, not hired
- entrepreneursThose who launch ventures
consultants · startups · solopreneurs · owner-operators · merchants · vendors · shopkeepers · artisans · tradespeople · storefronts
labels
Identifying markers attached to items
Bandcamp · underground · scene · releases · bands · singer-songwriters · self-produced · bedroom · lo-fi · grassroots
arthouse
Venue for noncommercial films
low-budget · cinema · filmmakers · distribution · Miramax · screening · producers · directors · crowdfunded · guerrilla
nations
Sovereign political entities
- statesModes of being
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
autonomy · secession · territories · republics · breakaway · self-rule · devolution · statehood · liberation · colonies
- ProtestantismLutheran, Protestantism, Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian
- Irish PoliticsSinn Fein, TD, Green Party, Labour Party, Labour
- Stuart EnglandCharles I, Charles II, James I, Oliver Cromwell, English Civil War
- English PuritanismPuritanism, Puritans, strict morals, godly, piety
- English Civil WarRoundheads, Ironsides, King's Men
- InterregnumOliver Cromwell, Cromwell, Protectorate, Commonwealth
Independentspartisans
Staunch factional supporters
party members · Democrats · Republicans · base voters · party faithful
Independentsloyalists
Faithful to established authority
die-hards · true believers · party faithful · diehards · ideologues
- Independence DayNational sovereignty anniversary
- Declaration of IndependenceAmerica's founding proclamation
- independent filmsNon-studio movie productions
- financial independenceWealth sustaining indefinite living
- independent studySelf-directed academic project
- independent clauseSelf-sufficient grammatical unit