noun a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics).
— synonyms: mugwump, fencesitter
noun a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them.
— synonyms: freelancer, freelance, free-lance, free_lance, self-employed_person
adjective free from external control and constraint.
adjective (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces.
— synonyms: autonomous, self-governing, sovereign
adjective (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence.
— synonyms: main(a)
adjective not controlled by a party or interest group.