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What is the meaning of ‘independent’ in English language?

Cambridge Dictionary:

independent adjective (NOT INFLUENCED)

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

American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th Ed.) and others:

independent /ĭn″dĭ-pĕn′dənt/ adjective

Not governed by a foreign power; self-governing.Free from the influence, guidance, or control of another or others; self-reliant.”an independent mind.”Not determined or influenced b...