0 a person who thinks and acts in an independent way, often behaving differently from the expected or usual way -- 特立独行的人,行为不合常规的人
a political maverick 持不同政见者
He was considered as something of a maverick in the publishing world. 他被认为是出版界的一个特立独行者。
These may range from the maverick to the orthodox.
There can be disputes about who counts as the experts-e. g., whether the maverick scientist does.
This adverse situation only increased the resentment of the maverick president against the political establishment.
The frequencies of running as mavericks and open nominations are effective indicators to measure internal con-ict.
She consistently preferred the maverick to the conventional, the outspoken to the cautious, the self-made businessman to the traditional director of the traditional family firm.
Suspenseful discussions developed between those "mavericks" applying neural networks in their research on brain functions and neurophysiologists.
Even small-scale and maverick companies survive by public subsidies or by paying less than a living wage.
For these political mavericks, 'mass action' should not be subsumed under election campaigning.