Independent 194373 225463300 2008-07-13T20:46:25Z AndrewHowse 1208138 clean up college sports entries {{Wiktionarypar|independent}} '''Independent''' may refer to: *[[Independent (politician)]], not affiliated with any political party *[[Independent (voter)]], not a member of any political party *[[Independent bookstore]], a bookstore that is not part of a chain *[[Craft beer | Independent brewery]], craft brewer with less than 25% owned by alcoholic beverage industry member *[[Independent business]], privately-owned companies *[[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 *[[Free house | 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 *[[Vickers A1E1 Independent]], a British multi-turreted tank designed during the Interwar period *[[Independent Truck Company]], an American skateboarding brand *[[Rochester independent college]], a school with a different ethos '''In mathematics:''' *[[Independent variable]] *[[Statistical independence]] '''In media, music, and art:''' *''[[The Independent]]'', a British newspaper; see also, [[The Independent (disambiguation)]] *''[[Irish Independent]], newspaper *[[The Independent (film)]], a film starring Ben Stiller and John Lydon *[[The Independents (ska band)]], a band *[[The Independents (vocal group)]], a 1970s R&B group *independent, a 2002 song by [[Ayumi Hamasaki]] *[[Independent (song)]], a 2007 song by Webbie *[[Independent station]], a television station that is not affiliated with any network *[[ITV]] (Independent Television), British television channel *''[[Independent (album)]]'', 1993 album by Sacred Reich, a thrash metal band from Arizona, USA *The [[Independents (artist group)]], a group of modernist painters based in the area of New Hope, Pennsylvania during the early 1930s *''[[Independent Worm Saloon]]'', an album by the Butthole Surfers *[[Indie]], artistic creations outside the commercial mainstream **[[Independent film]] (or ''indie film''), usually a low-budget film that is produced by a small movie studio **[[Independent record label]] (or ''indie label''), a record label not associated with a major label **[[Indie game]], video games that are created independently of the financial backing of a large publishing company **[[Indie music]], a number of genres associated with independent labels **[[Independent radio]], radio stations independent of government or conglomerate interference **[[Independent circuit]] (or ''indy''), a professional wrestling show not associated with the major wrestling promotions *[[Independent movie about comic book artists]], Independents, a new documentary by Chris Brandt narrated by James C. Kaufman. '''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 ==See also== * [[Independence (disambiguation)]] * [[Individualism]] * [[Self-sufficiency]] {{disambig}} [[de:Independence]] [[fr:Independent]] [[ja:インディペンデント]] [[pl:Independent]] [[sv:Independent]]