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independent

/ɪndɪˈpɛndənt/

Meanings
noun

Independiente, candidato o votante no afiliado a ningún partido político

A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a freethinker, free of a party platform.

Examples :

"The independent candidate ran for student council, appealing to voters who weren't loyal to any particular group. "
El candidato independiente se postuló para el consejo estudiantil, apelando a los votantes que no eran leales a ningún grupo en particular.
politics government person state essential

Related Words

Illustration uncommitted

uncommitted adjective

/ˌʌnkəˈmɪtɪd/ /ˌʌnkəˈmɪɾɪd/

Indeciso, neutral

"Since the vote was tied, everyone looked at the uncommitted member to break the deadlock. "

Dado que la votación estaba empatada, todos miraron al miembro indeciso para romper el punto muerto.

Illustration freethinker

freethinker noun

/ˈfriːθɪŋkər/

Librepensador

"My grandmother is a freethinker; she doesn't accept religious doctrines blindly, but instead considers the evidence and reasons for herself. "

Mi abuela es una librepensadora; no acepta las doctrinas religiosas ciegamente, sino que considera la evidencia y las razones por sí misma.

Illustration contingent

contingent noun

/kənˈtɪn.dʒənt/

Contingencia, imprevisto

""Whether or not we go to the beach is a contingent; it depends on the weather." "

Ir o no a la playa es una contingencia; depende del clima.

Illustration neutrality

neutrality noun

/njuːˈtɹæləti/ /nuˈtɹæləti/

Neutralidad

"Switzerland maintained its neutrality during World War II. "

Suiza mantuvo su neutralidad durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

Illustration candidate

candidate noun

/ˈkæn.dɪdət/ /ˈkæn.dɪ.deɪt/

Candidato

"Maria is a candidate for student council president. "

María es candidata a presidenta del consejo estudiantil.

Illustration particular

particular noun

/pəˈtɪkjələ/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚ/

Detalle, punto

"The teacher pointed out a particular detail in the math problem that several students missed. "

El profesor señaló un detalle particular del problema de matemáticas que varios estudiantes no entendieron.

Illustration irrespective

irrespective adjective

/ɪɹɪˈspɛktɪv/

Independientemente, sin tener en cuenta

"Irrespective of the weather, the school will remain open. "

Independientemente del clima, la escuela permanecerá abierta.

Illustration comfortable

comfortable noun

/ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/ /ˈkɐmf.tɘ.bɘl/

Edredón, colcha

"My grandmother bought a new comfortable for her bed. "

Mi abuela compró un edredón nuevo para su cama.

Illustration livelihood

livelihood noun

/ˈlaɪvlɪhʊd/ /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/

Medio de vida, sustento

"an independent livelihood; to make / earn / gain a good livelihood"

un medio de vida independiente; ganarse / obtener / conseguir un buen sustento

Illustration affiliated

affiliated verb

/əˈfɪlieɪtɪd/ /əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd/

Adoptar

"The orphanage affiliated several children with new families. "

El orfanato adoptó a varios niños con nuevas familias.

Illustration political

political noun

/pəˈlɪtɪkəl/

Agente político, político

"The school's political represented the students' concerns to the principal. "

El político de la escuela representó las preocupaciones de los estudiantes ante el director.

Illustration conference

conference noun

/ˈkɒn.fə.ɹəns/ /ˈkɑn.fə.ɹəns/

Conferencia, reunión, debate

"The family held a conference to discuss their summer vacation plans. "

La familia celebró una reunión para discutir sus planes de vacaciones de verano.