{
    "term": "independent",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "having its own government",
            "sensetop": "independent from somethingindependent of something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an **independent state/nation/country**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the newly independent republics of Central Asia in the 1990s"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Mozambique became independent in 1975."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In 1961 the country was declared independent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The country became fully independent from France in 1960.",
                    "contextForm": "independent from something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Adams urged Congress to declare the American colonies independent of Britain.",
                    "contextForm": "independent of something"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "self-governing",
            "topics": ["Politics"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become", "remain"],
                "adverb": ["completely", "entirely", "fully"],
                "preposition": ["from", "of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "confident and free to do things without needing help from other people",
            "sensetop": "independent of somebody/something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Going away to college has made me much more independent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's a very independent-minded young woman."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Pat has always been fiercely independent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Students should aim to become more independent of their teachers.",
                    "contextForm": "independent of somebody/something"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["fiercely", "very", "completely"],
                "preposition": ["of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "having or earning enough money so that you do not have to rely on somebody else for help",
            "sensetop": "independent of somebody/something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It was important to me to be financially independent of my parents.",
                    "contextForm": "independent of somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a man **of independent means** *(= with an income that he does not earn by working)*"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["fiercely", "very", "completely"],
                "preposition": ["of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "done or given by somebody who is not involved in a situation and so is able to judge it fairly",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an **independent inquiry/review/investigation**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an **independent commission/body/panel**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an **independent adviser/consultant/expert**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She went to a lawyer for some **independent advice**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The auditing of a company's accounts is done by independent accountants."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "not connected with or influenced by something; not connected with each other",
            "sensetop": "independent of somebody/something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The police force should be independent of direct government control.",
                    "contextForm": "independent of somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Two independent research bodies reached the same conclusions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The results were obtained from four independent experiments."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This figure is essentially independent of population size."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His system rests upon two logically independent arguments."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are two separate, mutually independent entities."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Institute will quickly become a fully independent unit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His company is a target for takeovers, but plans to stay independent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The country has pursued an effectively independent line on military issues."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become", "remain"],
                "adverb": ["completely", "entirely", "fully"],
                "preposition": ["from", "of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "supported by private money rather than government money",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "independent television"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **independent sector**"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "not employed or controlled by a company; not created by a big company",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was hired to do the work as an **independent contractor**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Farmers operate as independent producers in the sense of working for themselves and running their own business."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a low-budget **independent film**"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "not representing or belonging to a particular political party",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an independent candidate"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Politics"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/",
                "audio": "in/independent/independent__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/",
                "audio": "in/independent/independent__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 17th cent. (as an adjective): partly on the pattern of French indépendant."
}