independent Význam & definícia

Význam independent v slovenčine

• 0 not influenced or controlled in any way by other people, events, or things:

  • an independent enquiry/organization

  • They all made the same comment, quite independent of each other (= without deciding together to do so).

• 1 An independent country is not governed or ruled by another country:

  • Belize became fully independent from Britain in 1981.

  • Tibet, once an independent country, is now ruled by China.

• 2 not taking help or money from other people:

  • Grandma's very independent and does all her own shopping and cooking.

  • I've always been financially independent.

• 3 An independent grammatical clause forms part of a sentence but can also form a separate sentence.

• 4 a politician who does not represent a political party:

  • He left the Conservatives and stood as an independent.

  • She is gaining support among independents who have no political preference or who lean Democratic.

• 5 a shop, small business, etc. that is not part of a large company:

  • The band would rather sign to an independent than a major record label.

• 6 not influenced or controlled by other people but free to make your own decisions:

  • an independent thinker

  • Congress called for the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate the president.

  • Now that Jean’s got a job, she’s financially independent (= she does not need money from other people).

  • She used to be on staff, but now she’s an independent contractor.

• 7 a voter or politician who does not belong to a political party:

  • She is gaining support among independents who have no political preference or who lean Democratic.

• 8 not influenced or controlled by the government or another organization:

  • independent of sth/sb The commission must remain independent of political control.

  • completely/fully/totally independent The charity is completely independent of government.

  • The agency is an independent body which monitors standards in the industry.

  • an independent adviser/auditor/expert

  • independent report/study/research

• 9 not governed or ruled by another country:

  • an independent nation/state/country

  • independent from sth/sb Mexico became independent from Spain in 1821.

• 10 not part of a larger group of companies:

  • The association represents independent retailers.

  • an independent business/firm/store

  • The band signed with an independent label.

  • a leading independent producer of television programmes

• 11 privately financed and not receiving money from the government:

  • pupils from state and independent schools

• 12 not taking help or money from other people:

  • financially/economically independent

• 13 not involved in a situation so able to judge it fairly:

  • It's important to seek independent advice.

• 14 a business that does not belong to a larger company or group:

  • The industry ranges from large retailers to small independents.