Independent
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Independent may refer to:
- Independent (politician), not affiliated with any political party
- Independent (voter), not a member of any political party
- Independent bookstore, a bookstore that is not part of a chain
- Independent brewery, craft brewer with less than 25% owned by alcoholic beverage industry member
- Independent business, privately-owned companies
- Independent city, a city that does not form part of another local government entity
- Independent clothes store, a boutique not associated with the larger retailers
- Independent contractor, an organisation or individual which provides goods or services under terms specified in a contract
- Independent living, a philosophy of working for self-determination, self-respect and equal opportunities
- Independent pub, a free house that is owned independently of a brewery
- Independent publisher, a small press not associated with a major publisher
- Independent (religion), group active during the English Civil War
- Independent school, (British English), a school which is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operation
- Independent sources, in journalism, two or more sources which attest to a given piece of information
- Vickers A1E1 Independent, a British multi-turreted tank designed during the Interwar period
- Independent Truck Company, an American skateboarding brand
- Rochester independent college, a school with a different ethos
In mathematics:
Media, music, and art
- The Independent, a British newspaper; see also, The Independent (disambiguation)
- Irish Independent, newspaper
- The Independent (film), a film starring Ben Stiller and John Lydon
- The Independents (ska band), a band
- The Independents (vocal group), a 1970s R&B group
- independent, a 2002 song by Ayumi Hamasaki
- Independent (song), a 2007 song by Webbie
- Independent station, a television station that is not affiliated with any network
- ITV (Independent Television), British television channel
- Independent (album), 1993 album by Sacred Reich, a thrash metal band from Arizona, USA
- The Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the area of New Hope, Pennsylvania during the early 1930s
- Independent Worm Saloon, an album by the Butthole Surfers
- Indie, artistic creations outside the commercial mainstream
- Independent film (or indie film), usually a low-budget film that is produced by a small movie studio
- Independent record label (or indie label), a record label not associated with a major label
- Indie game, video games that are created independently of the financial backing of a large publishing company
- Indie music, a number of genres associated with independent labels
- Independent radio, radio stations independent of government or conglomerate interference
- Independent circuit (or indy), a professional wrestling show not associated with the major wrestling promotions
- Independent movie about comic book artists, Independents, a new documentary by Chris Brandt narrated by James C. Kaufman.