independentin‧de‧pen‧dent /ˌɪndəˈpendənt◂/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective 
There are plans to split the corporation into a number of smaller independent companies. an independent charity small independent bookshopsindependent of We need a central bank that is independent of the government.independent school especially British English (=one not owned or paid for by the government) schools in the independent sectorindependent television/radio/broadcasting etc British English (=not owned or paid for by the government) independent television companiesindependent film (=one not made or produced by a large film production company)2fair [usually before noun] an independent organization or person is not involved in a particular situation, and can therefore be trusted to be fair in judging it: an independent panel of scientists An independent body (=group of people who work together) has been set up to monitor government spending. There were no independent witnesses to the shooting.independent inquiry/advice/opinion etc (=carried out by or given by an independent person or organization) Human rights groups have called for an independent inquiry into the killings. the results of an independent study3country an independent country is not governed or controlled by another country: India became independent in 1947.4person a)confident and able to do things by yourself in your own way, without needing help or advice from other people OPP dependent: Now that my sons are more independent, I have more time for myself. an independent young woman He’s helping other people with spinal injuries to lead an independent life.independent of By this age, the child becomes relatively independent of his mother. b)having enough money to live, without having to ask for help from other people: It was always very important to me to be financially independent.independent of Robert aimed to be independent of his parents by the time he was twenty.5 independent study/learning when you study on your own, rather than being taught by a teacher: The tapes can be used in class or for independent study.6woman/man etc of independent means someone who has their own income from property, investments etc, so that they do not have to work or depend on anyone else7separate if one thing is independent of another, the two are not connected, or the second thing does not influence the firstindependent of reports from two separate sources entirely independent of one another Three independent studies all arrived at the same conclusion.8politician [usually before noun] an independent politician does not belong to a particular party: Independent candidates won three seats.—independently adverb: The two departments operate independently of each other. She had elderly parents who could no longer live independently.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Independent legal experts have been studying the case.
- a strong independent woman
- Changes in the rural economy turned many independent farmers to hired labourers.
- Croatia became an independent nation in 1991.
- Dad left me all his money when he died, which made me financially independent.
- I've always been attracted to strong, independent women.
- I quite like living alone. It's made me more independent.
- I suddenly realised that my precious son was a full-grown man, quite independent of his father and me.
- Joe's still not very independent, and he tends to follow me around.
- Local companies and industries have been helping independent schools to provide buildings and equipment.
- My mom was in fact quite independent. She had always had a job and her own bank account.
- Robin worked for one of the largest independent television companies.
- She is financially independent.
- The blood samples are being sent out for independent analysis.
- The country became independent from France in 1964.
- The country has three major network television stations, plus one independent station.
- We must encourage independent governments, not economic satellites.
- Yonkers has several independent bus lines.
- Certainly he did not advise the wife that she should seek independent advice.
- Chain supermarkets are more likely to be discounters than independent supermarkets which favor specials.
- Corporate power is not merely a matter of the resources and market share of formally independent entities.
- However, older age at first pregnancy and fewer children were not independent factors.
- In the 1975 election, however, voters chose four independent candidates for the council and elected independent Margaret Hance as mayor.
- Small independent merchants who were threatened by both the supermarkets and the chains were forced to adopt the supermarket principle.
- The independent project organization appears to be the best approach from a social point of view.
Longman Language Activatorable to make your own decisions or do things by yourself
able to make your own decisions, organize your own life, and do things in your own way, without wanting help or advice from other people: · I quite like living alone. It's made me more independent.· I've always been attracted to strong, independent women.· Joe's still not very independent, and he tends to follow me around.independent of somebody (=not dependent on them): · I suddenly realised that my precious son was a full-grown man, quite independent of his father and me.
able to do things for yourself and solve problems by yourself, and able to live without depending on anyone else: · My parents raised me to be self-reliant, and not to depend on anyone.
able to live happily on your own, without needing a lot of friends or spending a lot of time with other people: · We grew up in a close-knit, self-sufficient family with few outside friends.· His father died when he was seven, and consequently Joe learned to be self-sufficient from an early age.
not needing money, food etc from other people having your own money and not needing financial help from other people: · My mom was in fact quite independent. She had always had a job and her own bank account.· Changes in the rural economy turned many independent farmers to hired labourers.financially independent: · Dad left me all his money when he died, which made me financially independent.
producing all the food and goods that you need, and not having to buy it from other people: · The Amish belong to a self-sufficient community that has existed for over 200 years. self-sufficient in: · Britain used to be fully self-sufficient in coal.
to live in an independent way to live in an independent way, without other people helping you or telling you what to do: · Alice was glad to be independent and making a life of her own at last.· What strategies does a growing child use to become independent?· Our main objective is to help disabled people lead independent lives within the community.
also look after yourself especially British to cook your own food, wash your own clothes, and do other basic things that are necessary to live: · Grandpa can't take care of himself any more so he's coming to live with us.· Many youngsters who've been brought up in care are often incapable of looking after themselves when they leave.
informal to live your life independently without any help from your family or the government: · She'll never learn to stand on her own feet if you keep giving her whatever she wants.· A year abroad gives students the chance to stand on their own two feet.
informal to start working or living on your own, especially after working or living with other people in a family, organization etc: · The response to our proposal was lukewarm, so we felt we had to go it alone.· After years of working for a big company, she decided to go it alone and set up her own business.· When it comes to parenthood, more and more women are deciding to go it alone.
spoken to live in an independent way and do what you want to do, without being influenced by what other people think: · He has a couple of roommates but they kind of all do their own thing.· He's given up his job and is living in northern California, just doing his own thing.
written to look after yourself, when you are used to being taken care of by someone else, or when being independent is very difficult: · The mother died before the cubs were old enough to fend for themselves.· Dad always wanted me to be able to fend for myself from a very early age.· The children were left to fend for themselves on the streets.
by yourself without help or advice · Bringing up a child on your own is hard work.· We can't have Jamie walk to school by himself.· You're not walking home at night on your own.· I didn't want to make a decision about it by myself, so I called Judy.all on your own/all by yourself (=use this to emphasize that someone does something on their own) · He went to China all on his own.· Did you do that all by yourself then?
if you work or make decisions independently , you do not need help and advice from other people: · With a few exceptions, the students work well independently.· Margaret wanted to live independently, but would she ever manage it?· Once my child is writing independently, how can I help her become a more skillful speller?
using your own ideas about what needs to be done, instead of waiting for someone in authority to tell you what to do: · She was always happy to work on her own initiative, and set her own goals and deadlines.· When he was only fourteen, he wrote, on his own initiative, to every airline, asking to join the company.· We think the bomb was placed by an extremist, acting on his own initiative.
if you go somewhere under your own steam , you go there without help from anyone else: · Can you manage to get up to the house under your own steam while I bring up the food?· I never thought Sal and Thomas would make it here under their own steam!
to be independent in the way you think to make decisions or form opinions without expecting other people to help or approve of you: · Parents should encourage their children to think for themselves.· The purpose of this question is to force students to think for themselves.· 'You're going to have to start thinking for yourself,' said David sternly.
to have a strong character and strong opinions that are not influenced by other people's: · She's a woman with a mind of her own, who says what she thinks.· But Mansell has a mind of his own, and he was adamant he would make racing his career.
to have a strong character and be confident about what you want to do: · Though not yet 15, Sara knows her own mind, and has already decided on a career.· I'm in my mid-thirties and ought to know my own mind by now, but I'm scared of getting married.
to be confident of your opinions, without letting other people influence you - use this when you approve of someone like this: · Stan was intellectual, confident and above all, his own man.· She didn't want to quarrel with him, but made it plain that she was her own woman now, with her own life to lead.· Sheila is very much her own woman. She'll listen to everyone and then make up her mind for herself.
when you are independent · He was desperate to get a job and regain his independence.· Roz said she'd never marry because she valued her independence too much.· Though they want to exert their independence, these kids are not quite ready for it.· Your first pay cheque gives you a terrific sense of independence.gain/win/achieve etc independence · She no longer had that feeling of independence she had fought so hard to win.financial/economic independence · She worked hard to gain financial independence.
when you are independent, either because you can live happily without needing a lot of friends, or because you do not need to buy food or other products from other places: · I admired his air of self-sufficiency.· He promised to do more to help welfare recipients achieve self-sufficiency.· The Administration of Native Americans (ANA) promotes the goal of social and economic self-sufficiency for Indian tribes.
when you are independent, because you can solve your own problems and are able to do things by yourself, and do not need the help or support of anyone else: · The older children are beginning to develop self-reliance.· Both men display the fiery self-reliance that natives of Oregon tend to possess.
not controlled by or depending on another country or organization · We must encourage independent governments, not economic satellites.independent from · The country became independent from France in 1964.· The country has three major network television stations, plus one independent station.
political freedom from control by the government of another country: · the American war of independence· the Vietnamese struggle for independence· There is a move to increase the independence of the judiciary.independence from: · Gradually schools gained a certain amount of independence from the Church.grant independence (to somebody): · The British granted independence to Ceylon in 1948.
not controlled by any other country - used especially in an official or political contexts: · It was a number of years before Canada was accepted by the world as a sovereign state.· The Hopi tribe asserted their rights as a sovereign nation.sovereign rights/power/status: · We fully recognize France's sovereign power in that area.
part of a country or organization that is autonomous is partly independent and has the right to organize most of its own activities, business etc: · Andorra is autonomous, with its external affairs managed by both France and Spain.· The councils, which are locally autonomous, act as courts for the whole area.
a part of a country or organization that is self-governing is controlled by the people who live or work there, as opposed to the larger country or organization that it belongs to: · The farmers are members of a small self-governing co-operative group.· The Orthodox Church is composed of 23 self-governing churches. · Many of the larger communities felt they would be better off if they were self-governing.
a country or part of a country that is self-sufficient produces all the food and other products that it needs: · The new technologies have made India agriculturally self-sufficient.· Many areas of the world still have self-sufficient rural economies.self-sufficient in: · France was self-sufficient in cereals, and exported its surplus.
to no longer be controlled by another country · The Republic of Namibia became independent on 21 March 1990, ending 74 years of South African rule.become independent from · The Solomon Islands became independent from Britain about 15 years ago.
to become independent after a war or a long struggle: · Political unity was the surest way to achieve independence.gain/win/get independence from: · Since gaining independence from Britain in 1961, Sierra Leone has been attempting to unify and modernize the country.
not controlled by the government a private school, hospital etc is not one that is owned by the government and that you must pay money to use: · Private hospitals can afford to pay much higher salaries than state-run hospitals.· The government plans to sell part of the railway network to private investors.· Do you think the teaching in private schools is better than in state schools?
: commercial TV/radio/channel a television or radio company that gets its money from advertising: · Most European countries have a mixture of commercial and state-run television.· Denmark's first commercial channel went on air on June 1, 1987.· the most popular commercial radio station in London
not owned or paid for by the government: · Robin worked for one of the largest independent television companies.· Local companies and industries have been helping independent schools by providing buildings and equipment.
all the industries and services that are not owned or paid for by the government: · The government is now turning to the private sector for alternative ways of dealing with the country's transportation problems.private sector spending/housing/finance etc: · Private sector housing is just too expensive for low-income families in the city at the moment.
the economic system in which industries, factories etc are owned and controlled by private companies and not by the government: · Sweden has always had a mixture of private enterprise and state control in its economy.· Margaret Thatcher tried to encourage private enterprise by selling off Britain's nationalized industries.· Even in the United States, free enterprise is subject to government controls.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY An independent body (=group of people who work together) has been set up to monitor government spending. India became independent in 1947. It was always very important to me to be financially independent. Independent candidates won three seats.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Maria was fiercely independent.
especially British English (=one not owned or paid for by the government)
British English (=not owned or paid for by the government) independent television companies
independent television companies (=one not made or produced by a large film production company)
An independent body (=group of people who work together) has been set up to monitor government spending. (=carried out by or given by an independent person or organization) Human rights groups have called for an independent inquiry into the killings. the results of an independent study
Human rights groups have called for an independent inquiry into the killings. the results of an independent study India became independent in 1947. It was always very important to me to be financially independent. Independent candidates won three seats. (=from someone who is not involved and will not get an advantage)· The banks claim to offer independent financial advice.
· The plan requires approval by an independent commission.
(=one who does not belong to your organization)· An educational programme was planned by outside consultants.
(=not controlled by another country)· Malaysia has been an independent country since 1963.
(=not depending on other people for money)· Societies change when women become economically independent.
(=someone who is not controlled by, or does not receive money from, an organization or the government)· The authorities called in an independent expert to advise them.
Maria was fiercely independent. (=a film made by a small film company)· Young directors began making small independent films.
(=one that is organized by people who are not involved in a situation)· The Labour Party is calling for an independent inquiry into the conduct of the police.
(=one that rules itself, rather than being run by another country)· Countries that were once colonies of Britain are now independent nations.
· Their findings have been confirmed by a recent independent review.
(also a sovereign state formal)· Croatia became an independent state in 1991.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Who seeks to support and encourage midwives in their struggle for recognition as independent practitioners?· Living out that ideal has been the key to the Severns' success as independent owners of their own business.· We're as independent as ever.· He does not complete work assigned as independent work.· In the first months the Provincial Juntas acted as independent sovereign states.· A knowledge of these 895 will, obviously, include the 660 that occur as independent phonetics.· This right to operate as independent contractors rather than as salaried servants of the state has been zealously preserved by general practitioners.· Both the companies will continue to exist as independent companies.
· He was over sixty and a relatively wealthy man, with a wife who was financially independent.· Less than a dozen years after their car wash days, Pam and Larry Winters are financially independent.· The poster campaigners at Beida picked up this point, that academics were becoming financially independent and seeking ways of making money.· Many of them were financially independent.· His father's death in 1821 left him financially independent.· It wanted the new structure to be a financially independent party with exclusive political loyalty from its members.
· A social worker is usually involved because a person has ceased to be fully independent in some aspect of daily living.· There is a fully independent, four-wheel-suspension system with McPherson struts and stabilizer bars, front and rear.
· Bees, thus, actively approach horizontal stripes and avoid vertical ones, suggesting that there are two or more independent channels.· As already stated, a system whose parts vary in a more independent manner is more adaptable.· Rosa's concern was partly on her own account: she wanted to encourage him to be more independent.· Term limits for commissioners would enable them to make more independent judgments regarding violations of the law.· In some other countries central banks are more independent of the government and can take much more initiative in deciding monetary policy.· A moment's reflection will show that it would make private members more independent.· As he became more independent of booksellers he began to choose works for publication which suited his own taste.· Correspondingly, the police have become gradually more independent of local capitalist interests.
· Or it could have refused to recognise Bosnia, stayed on the territory of the newly independent state and fought.· These problems reveal the contradictions within the newly independent society, particularly the contradictions between the new rulers and the masses.· Subsequent economic development in these newly independent nations was assisted by the overall growth of world trade and investment.
NOUN· Secondly, is the fact that there was no separate independent advice fatal to the plaintiffs' claim?· Nothing but independent advice or relief from the ascendancy of her husband over her judgment and will would suffice.· The wife had no independent advice.· On independent advice, the syndicate of more than 200 banks appears to have decided Eurotunnel is no longer a bankable proposition.· Price Waterhouse had been used to help with quality issues and to provide independent advice.· But the new rules require any directors not involved in the buy-out to obtain independent advice.· Again it makes sense to take independent advice on how to save for old age when you're living abroad.· Several planners expressed the need for independent advice in this area.
· It is an independent body and the courses are drawn up by specialist committees including representatives from government, industry and teaching.· The Centre is an independent body, with charitable status.· The client may need reassurance that the standards the hotel claims to offer have been scrutinised by an independent body.· This is an independent body of doctors, philosophers, lawyers and theologians which promotes the study of ethical issues.· Each is the independent body recognised by government as responsible for promoting training in its own part of the economy.· Sugden warned that independent bodies would become toothless if they were constantly overruled by the government.
· In addition 84 seats in the expanded 250-member Assembly were reserved for independent candidates.· In the 1975 election, however, voters chose four independent candidates for the council and elected independent Margaret Hance as mayor.· The chairman of Cheltenham Conservatives discounts any fears of an independent candidate splitting the Tory vote.· Texas state law does not allow for the substitution of an independent candidate once he has won a spot on the ballot.· In elections to rural councils independent candidates won two-thirds of the seats and 80 percent of mayorships.· But Perot is listed as an independent candidate, and he promised a nominating process open to all comers.· Neither group competed as a political party in the elections, instead giving their backing to independent candidates.· The campaign also reverted to the traditional two-party contest with the unexpected withdrawal of undeclared independent candidate Ross Perot.
· With our long tradition of effective management and careful attention to quality we have a bright future as an independent company.· An independent company, that is, with its two main engines of growth showing definite signs of maturity.· Patricof plans to operate Neill as an independent company.· Both the companies will continue to exist as independent companies.· That's helped to make it one of the most profitable independent companies.· It also convinced managers of the trucking and warehouse operations to buy them out and operate as independent companies.· The more independent companies shown in Table I were Cosmos and Horizon.· We are a totally independent company dedicated to providing a high level of professional services to users of all Lotus software.
· It is thought that the independent contractor is not covered.· The National Science Foundation, which was footing the bill, decided to hire an independent contractor to complete the project.· This right to operate as independent contractors rather than as salaried servants of the state has been zealously preserved by general practitioners.· Bragg, 30, of San Marcos, who works as an independent contractor for a mortgage bank.· The Act will also facilitate the further development of internal markets with competition between suppliers and opted-out hospitals acting as independent contractors.· Many employees also prefer to be independent contractors, although it is not always clear why.· Similarly, a small business that hires a marketing consultant must determine whether the consultant is an employee or an independent contractor.· Perhaps the best rule to follow when it comes to independent contractors is not to make obvious mistakes.
· By the mid 1930s, he had begun to rule as a royal dictator without the benefit of independent counsel.· If there are, the attorney general must petition a Washington-based panel of three federal judges to appoint an independent counsel.· Forbes said an independent counsel was probably the best way to go.· In several other less serious cases, Reno asked for an independent counsel.· An independent counsel is subject to removal by the attorney general, the same as any federal prosecutor.· Of all of these, the appointment of an independent counsel is the least desirable.· It is clear that the independent counsel law has been misused or at least overused.· Some Democrats on Capitol Hill have joined in the call for an independent counsel to investigate campaign fund raising.
· The subject is contentious enough in all conscience - the independent film.· No one could argue with the contention that 1996 was the year of the independent film.· The independent film movement, broadly speaking, grew out of an art tradition.· But he eventually migrated to Chicago, where he acted in independent films and theater.· National Video Resources aims to help increase public access to high quality, independent film and video.· Mr Afman built up a profitable portfolio of loans, mostly to small, independent film studios and heavily secured.· And those vignettes were made by local college students working with an award-winning independent film director.
· The document could not be used for an independent inquiry arising out of other facts.· They had been spoon-fed for so long that they had lost the habit of independent inquiry.· He hoped that it would express disquiet at the circumstances of the Tully-West shooting and would call publicly for an independent inquiry.· Stephen Merrell says a full independent inquiry should be held.· An independent inquiry into the death of Ashley Kriel, and for his killers to be brought to trial.· They still want an independent inquiry conducted by doctors from outside the Oxfordshire Health Authority.· It has decided to launch an independent inquiry, to see whether more could have been done to help him.· Opposition parties of both the right and left joined with the unions in calling for an independent inquiry into the Fez incidents.
· Voice over Bob is helping a dozen patients at Stoke Mandeville to prepare for a new independent life.· Some one should have tipped these people off before they opted for the independent life.· After leaving school, many Down's adults would be able to live reasonably independent lives if the appropriate environment were created.· No woman should have to choose between an independent life and a baby.· The recent changes in Community Care are designed to give more people the chance to live independent lives.· They do not illustrate or copy familiar images, but live their own independent lives according to their own programmes.· However, the presence of the physical handicap will make it more difficult for the person to eventually lead an independent life.· The promotion of coherent networks of services which assist people to live dignified and independent lives in the community.
· Twenty years later Channel Four, originally conceived as a publishing house for independent producers, succumbed to the same institutional pressures.· Just how tough it could be for the independent producer is evident from the history of Minerva Films.· He was more instrumental than any other independent producer in breaking the stranglehold of the major studios.· One thing is for certain - the role of the independent producer is secured.· The larger ones hope to soldier on as independent producers.· The switch to waged work of previously independent producers also increased union membership.· Do regional broadcasters need regionally based independent producers and do regionally based producers need regional broadcasters?
· Most other independent radio stations had either had their equipment destroyed or had broadcast music programmes and other safe material.· Read in studio One of the region's independent radio stations has won a top award at the radio Oscars.· And there are now 15 independent radio stations in London alone, compared with three in 1979.· The independent radio sector is also thought likely to attract foreign interest.· This was the first independent radio station in the republic and was to be run by the students' official youth organization.· The government withdrew facilities for independent radio stations.
· The poll, of nearly 2000 adults, showed 72 percent favoured the retention of independent schools.· Of the 42,000 who leave independent schools, more than 11,000 go to a top-13 university.· Fees for independent schools are high.· What is true of schools in the public sector is true also, to a lesser extent, of independent schools.· Parents began to turn in increasing numbers to the independent schools.· The same would not be true of independent schools, which at least are well resourced.
· A number depend upon special arrangements with one or more local schools, in either the state or the independent sector.· So where does this leave the independent sector?· Local authorities will be expected to make maximum use of the independent sector. 4.· We shall continue to encourage the development of childcare arrangements in the voluntary and independent sectors.· No such option is available to the more fragile independent sector.· State schools, she declared, had much to learn from the independent sector.· The lack of strong leadership in the independent sector reflected the absence of any new producer talent.· A third priority raised is contracting with the independent sector.
· It claims that over 1,000 independent software vendors have already signed up for the new version.· The enticement to independent software vendors is the range of stable Sparc systems from laptops to supercomputers coming to market.· Another 7 percent is contracted with independent software house, and computer makers provide the remaining 6 percent.· If demand for its Microsoft based Intel Corp desktops encourage independent software vendors sufficiently development of a MicroSparc-based desktop will be considered.· He believes such an outcome would only tick off independent software companies.· Thousands of independent software developers have done so, to their profit and his.· Some have to be dealt with using adhoc, independent software vendor solutions at present, such as application development environments and distributed databases.· Some independent software vendors have gone further.
· The republic was declared an independent state on Sept. 23.· Newly independent states now enjoy sovereignty, but the; y still need electricity.· By 1830 MiloÜ was the internationally accepted ruler of a virtually independent state.· Now in April 1958 there was a conference of independent states.· They're independent states these days, no more free transport.· This, in outline, is the situation facing the government of the newly independent state.· Or it could have refused to recognise Bosnia, stayed on the territory of the newly independent state and fought.· It has been replaced by a commonwealth of independent states.
· It will make provision for mixed-ability groups much easier to organise, and encourage independent study.· Two independent studies since the 1968 election confirm the trend.· Councillors will discuss the possibility of funding an independent study into the mine's viability.· In the spring semester Gordon taught two seminars and took on more than a dozen students for independent study projects.· The course manual can be used for independent study.· Other recent examples of comparative studies are those of Lowe - independent study modules and lecture tours, in 1981.· The Bellcrest File is designed for independent study.· For use in class, or for independent study.
· The results of the research will be given to both national and independent television networks.· While they were still together she started a video course and now works for an independent television company.· It was Mellor who salvaged something from the disastrous 1990 Broadcasting Bill, which presaged the widely-ridiculed independent television franchise round.· These days there are hundreds of newspapers, including four competing dailies, and a handful of independent television and radio stations.· Read in studio One of the founding fathers of independent television has been celebrating sixty years in broadcasting.· The business is owned by the regional independent television companies.· It is in the field of editorial content that the Great and Good of independent television have exercised their most direct influence.
· So far only one report has used information for both birth weight and gestational age as independent variables in the analysis.· It could not handle too many independent variables.· An alternative choice of independent variables that is more convenient for certain types of four-terminal network is the input current and output voltage.· In other words it enables one to modify the artificially simplistic notion of clear-cut dependent and independent variables having one-way causal links.· It was the fact of the experiment that was the important independent variable, not the ones that Mayo was working with.· The space-economy for example is simply the spatial pattern of organization created by the industrial economy; it is not an independent variable.· The independent variable on which one has to focus is the political culture.· Therefore, the regression coefficient is often considered as a measure of the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► woman/man etc of independent means
- Councillors will discuss the possibility of funding an independent study into the mine's viability.
- In the spring semester Gordon taught two seminars and took on more than a dozen students for independent study projects.
- It will make provision for mixed-ability groups much easier to organise, and encourage independent study.
- Other recent examples of comparative studies are those of Lowe - independent study modules and lecture tours, in 1981.
- The course manual can be used for independent study.
- The increased use of independent learning at higher levels within the pathway is reflected in the assessment pattern within the modules.
- Two independent studies since the 1968 election confirm the trend.
- Would you like to do this as an independent study?
WORD FAMILYnounindependenceindependentadjectiveindependentadverbindependently
1not owned/controlled by something [usually before noun] an independent organization is not owned or controlled by, or does not receive money from, another organization or the government: There are plans to split the corporation into a number of smaller independent companies. an independent charity small independent bookshopsindependent of We need a central bank that is independent of the government.independent school especially British English (=one not owned or paid for by the government) schools in the independent sectorindependent television/radio/broadcasting etc British English (=not owned or paid for by the government) independent television companiesindependent film (=one not made or produced by a large film production company)2fair [usually before noun] an independent organization or person is not involved in a particular situation, and can therefore be trusted to be fair in judging it: an independent panel of scientists An independent body (=group of people who work together) has been set up to monitor government spending. There were no independent witnesses to the shooting.independent inquiry/advice/opinion etc (=carried out by or given by an independent person or organization) Human rights groups have called for an independent inquiry into the killings. the results of an independent study3country an independent country is not governed or controlled by another country: India became independent in 1947.4person a)confident and able to do things by yourself in your own way, without needing help or advice from other people OPP dependent: Now that my sons are more independent, I have more time for myself. an independent young woman He’s helping other people with spinal injuries to lead an independent life.independent of By this age, the child becomes relatively independent of his mother. b)having enough money to live, without having to ask for help from other people: It was always very important to me to be financially independent.independent of Robert aimed to be independent of his parents by the time he was twenty.5 independent study/learning when you study on your own, rather than being taught by a teacher: The tapes can be used in class or for independent study.6woman/man etc of independent means someone who has their own income from property, investments etc, so that they do not have to work or depend on anyone else7separate if one thing is independent of another, the two are not connected, or the second thing does not influence the firstindependent of reports from two separate sources entirely independent of one another Three independent studies all arrived at the same conclusion.8politician [usually before noun] an independent politician does not belong to a particular party: Independent candidates won three seats.—independently adverb: The two departments operate independently of each other. She had elderly parents who could no longer live independently.