independent

adjective as in liberated, free

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autonomous, nonpartisan, self-reliant, self-sufficient, separate, sovereign

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autarchic, autarchical, freewheeling, individualistic, nonaligned, on one's own, self-contained, self-determining, self-governing, self-ruling, self-supporting, separated, unaided, unallied, unconnected, unconstrained, uncontrolled, unregimented

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He told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme that it was an independent process as he cited potential safeguarding and confidentiality issues.

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"Where breaches of these conditions are reported to us, an independent panel reviews the interim order, and will take any action designed to protect the public."

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Earlier this month the Conservative MP Neil Shastri-Hurst called in parliament for an independent inquiry into the extent of hearing loss linked to the earplugs and other potentially defective equipment.

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If it seems odd that these fiercely talented, independent women are so preoccupied with marriage, it helps to understand the overwhelmingly supportive and loving environment their own parents created.

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