Independent

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Independent may refer to:

• Independent bookstore, a bookstore that is not part of a chain
• Independent business, privately-owned companies
• Independent brewery, craft brewer with less than 25% owned by alcoholic beverage industry member
• 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 (politician), not affiliated with any political party
• 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, 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
• Independent Truck Company, an American skateboarding brand
• Independent (voter), not a member of any political party
• Rochester independent college, a school with a different ethos
• Vickers A1E1 Independent, a British multi-turreted tank designed during the Interwar period

In mathematics:

• Independent variable
• Statistical independence

In media, music, and art:

• independent, a 2002 song by Ayumi Hamasaki
• Independent (album), 1993 album by Sacred Reich, a thrash metal band from Arizona, USA
• Indie, artistic creations outside the commercial mainstream
• Independent circuit (or indy), a professional wrestling show not associated with the major wrestling promotions
• Independent film (or indie film), usually a low-budget film that is produced by a small movie studio
• Indie game, video games that are created independently of the financial backing of a large publishing company
• Independent movie about comic book artists, Independents, a new documentary by Chris Brandt narrated by James C. Kaufman.
• Indie music, a number of genres associated with independent labels
• Independent radio, radio stations independent of government or conglomerate interference
• Independent record label (or indie label), a record label not associated with a major label
• Independent (song), a 2007 song by Webbie
• Independent station, a television station that is not affiliated with any network
• Independent Worm Saloon, an album by the Butthole Surfers
• Irish Independent, newspaper
• ITV (Independent Television), British television channel
• The Independent, a British newspaper; see also, The Independent (disambiguation)
• The Independent (film), a film starring Ben Stiller and John Lydon
• The Independents (ska band), a band
• The Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the area of New Hope, Pennsylvania during the early 1930s
• The Independents (vocal group), a 1970s R&B group

In U.S. college sports:

• NCAA Division I-FBS independent schools - Schools which are not members of an NCAA Conference
• NCAA Division I-FCS independent schools - Schools which are not members of an NCAA Conference
• NCAA Division I independents (women's hockey) - Schools which are not members of an NCAA Conference
• NCAA Division II independent schools - Schools which are not members of an NCAA Conference
• NCAA Division III independent schools - Schools which are not members of an NCAA Conference
• NAIA independent schools - Schools which are not members of an NAIA Conference

[edit] See also

• Independence (disambiguation)
• Individualism
• Self-sufficiency

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