unaffiliation
Lack of connection
Unaffiliation is the state of not being connected to or associated with a group, organization, or institution.
The word appears most often in contexts of religious or political independence: Her unaffiliation with any party made her appealing to moderate voters.
Where affiliation implies membership or alliance, unaffiliation emphasizes standing apart.
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- nonalignmentRefusal to join blocs
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
self-determination · sovereignty · individualism · nonpartisanship · self-governance · neutrality · detachment · disassociation
Freedom from prejudice
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- neutralityState of taking sides
- nonpartisanshipAbsence of party affiliation
- evenhandednessUnbiased, balanced judgment
dispassion · unbiasedness · fair-mindedness · detachment · equidistance · open-mindedness · balance · independence
Absence of enrollment
- statelessnessHaving no recognized citizenship
- unalignedNot in proper position
- independentFree from external control
- uncommittedNot bound to anything
non-citizen · non-resident · outsider · free agent · non-partisan · undeclared
State of being alone
- alienationState of being isolated
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- disconnectionState of being severed
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
withdrawal · separation · apartness · marginalization · detachment · disengagement · rootlessness · unconnectedness
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- nonalignmentRefusal to join blocs
self-sufficiency · self-determination · sovereignty · individualism · nonpartisanship · self-governance · neutrality · detachment · disassociation · separateness
impartiality
Freedom from prejudice
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- neutralityState of taking sides
- nonpartisanshipAbsence of party affiliation
evenhandedness · dispassion · unbiasedness · fair-mindedness · detachment · equidistance · open-mindedness · balance · independence
nonmembership
Absence of enrollment
- statelessnessHaving no recognized citizenship
- unalignedNot in proper position
- independentFree from external control
uncommitted · non-citizen · non-resident · outsider · free agent · non-partisan · undeclared
solitude
State of being alone
- alienationState of being isolated
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- disconnectionState of being severed
exclusion · withdrawal · separation · apartness · marginalization · detachment · disengagement · rootlessness · unconnectedness · social distance
unaffiliationaffiliation
Formal organizational connection
membership · belonging · enrollment · association · attachment
unaffiliationconnection
A joining or relation
integration · involvement · engagement · embeddedness · communion
unaffiliationallegiance
Loyalty owed to authority
alignment · partisanship · loyalty · commitment · adherence
affiliation, affiliate, affiliated, affiliates, affiliating, disaffiliate, disaffiliation, filial, filiation