Independent

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Independent or The Independents may refer to:

Independent bookstore, bookstore that is not part of a chain
Independent business, privately owned companies
Independent city, city that does not form part of another local government entity
Independent clothes store, boutique not associated with the larger retailers
Independent contractor, organisation or individual which provides goods or services under terms specified in a contract
Independent publisher, small press not associated with a major publisher
Independent (religion), group active during the English Civil War
Independent school, 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
Independent Truck Company, American skateboarding brand
Dependent and independent verb forms in Goidelic languages
Vickers A1E1 Independent, British multi-turreted tank designed during the Interwar period
Dependent and independent variables

In politics [edit]

A collection of objects satisfying a precise definition of "independence." See Independence (disambiguation) for possible definitions.
Independent variable, the argument of a mathematical function
Independent variable in regression and controlled experiments

Independent, a 2002 song by Ayumi Hamasaki
Independent (Ai album), a 2012 album by Ai, a Japanese/American R&B musician
Independent (Sacred Reich album), a 1993 album by Sacred Reich, a thrash metal band from Arizona, USA
Independent (Faze album), a 2006 album by Faze, a Nigerian R&B musician
Indie culture, artistic creations outside the commercial mainstream
- Independent circuit, professional wrestling show not associated with the major wrestling promotions
- Independent film, film produced by a small movie studio
- Indie game, video games that are created independently of the financial backing of a large publishing company
- Indie comics, also called alternative comics.
- Independent music, number of genres associated with independent labels
- Independent radio, radio stations independent of government or conglomerate interference
- Independent record label, a record label not associated with a major label
Independent (song), 2007 song by Webbie
Independent station, television station that is not affiliated with any network
The Independent, a British national morning newspaper
Irish Independent, newspaper
ITV (Independent Television), British television channel
The Independents (ska band)
The Independents (artist group)
The Independents (Oporto artist group)
The Independents (vocal group), 1970s R&B group

Schools that are not members of an NCAA or NAIA athletic conference, including: