Independent vs. Libertarian

Independent vs. Libertarian — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Independent and Libertarian

Independentadjective

Not governed by a foreign power; self-governing.

Libertariannoun

One who advocates maximizing individual rights and minimizing the role of the state.

Independentadjective

Free from the influence, guidance, or control of another or others; self-reliant

an independent mind.

Libertariannoun

One who believes in free will.

Independentadjective

Not determined or influenced by someone or something else; not contingent

a decision independent of the outcome of the study.

Libertariannoun

One who advocates liberty, either generally or in relation to a specific issue.

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Independentadjective

often Independent Affiliated with or loyal to no one political party or organization.

Libertariannoun

A believer in a political doctrine that emphasizes individual liberty and a lack of governmental regulation, intervention, and oversight both in matters of the economy (‘free market’) and in personal behavior where no one’s rights are being violated or threatened; also, a ‘classical liberal’, akin to an ‘anarcho-capitalist’.

Independentadjective

Not dependent on or affiliated with a larger or controlling entity

an independent food store.an independent film.

Libertariannoun

A left-libertarian, an antiauthoritarian believer in both individual freedom and social justice (social equality and mutual aid), such as a social anarchist.

Independentadjective

Not relying on others for support, care, or funds; self-supporting.

Libertariannoun

(philosophy) A believer in the freedom of the thinking beings to choose their own destiny, i.e. a believer in free will as opposed to those who believe the future is predetermined.

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Independentadjective

Providing or being sufficient income to enable one to live without working

a person of independent means.

Libertarianadjective

Having the beliefs of libertarians; having a relative tendency towards liberty.

Independentadjective

Not dependent on other variables.

Libertarianadjective

(dated) Relating to liberty, or to the doctrine of free will, as opposed to the doctrine of necessity.

Independentadjective

Of or relating to a system of equations no one of which can be derived from another equation in the system.

Libertariannoun

someone who believes the doctrine of free will

Independentadjective

Independent Of or relating to the 17th-century English Independents.

Independentnoun

often Independent One that is independent, especially a voter, officeholder, or political candidate who is not committed to a political party.

Independentnoun

Independent A member of a movement in England in the 17th century advocating the political and religious independence of individual congregations.

Independentnoun

Independent Chiefly British A Congregationalist.

Independentadjective

Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.

Independentadjective

(politics) Not affiliated with any political party.

the independent candidate

Independentadjective

Providing a comfortable livelihood.

an independent property

Independentadjective

Not subject to bias or influence; self-directing.

a man of an independent mind

Independentadjective

Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.

Independentnoun

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

Independentnoun

A neutral or uncommitted person.

Independentnoun

(sports) A team not affiliated with any league or conference.

Independentnoun

a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

Independentnoun

a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

Independentadjective

free from external control and constraint;

an independent minda series of independent judgmentsfiercely independent individualisman independent republic

Independentadjective

not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else

Independentadjective

of political bodies;

an autonomous judiciarya sovereign state

Independentadjective

not contingent

Independentadjective

of a clause; able to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence;

the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb

Independentadjective

not controlled by a party or interest group