#independent

• Abscissa / Horizontal axis — The first coordinate of a point in a two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system (the Ox axis), frequently used in medical graphs, epidemiological studies, and statistical charts to plot the independent variable (e.g., time, drug dosage, or age).
• Weaned — That has been weaned; (about a child or a young animal) that has transitioned from exclusive breast milk feeding to a diversified diet. From a psychosocial perspective, the term describes the stage of an individual who has moved past the phase of absolute symbiotic oral dependency on the mother figure.
• Adjudicator — A neutral and independent person, with technical or legal expertise, appointed by the parties of a contract or by an authority to quickly resolve a dispute arising during contractual execution. Unlike a judge or commercial arbitrator, their decision has an immediate but temporary enforceable character, meant to prevent project deadlock.
• Albania — An independent and sovereign state located in Southeastern Europe, in the west of the Balkan Peninsula, with access to the Adriatic and Ionian Seas and its capital in Tirana; officially the Republic of Albania (Shqipëria). The country is characterized by a predominantly mountainous terrain, a history marked by numerous Illyrian, Roman, and Ottoman cultural influences, and an economic development based on tourism, services, and industry.
• Allodial — Belonging to an allodium, relating to an allodium; describing a form of full land ownership, free of any feudal obligations, taxes, or vassal services to a suzerain, being held directly and hereditary transmissible during the medieval era.
• Andora — A common spelling variant in Romanian (alongside Andorra) used to designate the small independent principality located in the Pyrenees Mountains, on the border between France and Spain. As a secondary microtoponym, it also represents the name of a commune and a picturesque seaside resort in the Liguria region, located in the Savona province of northwestern Italy, a recognized maritime tourist and historical hub.
• Anti-colonial — Opposing colonialism, imperialist dominance, or the political and economic exploitation of territories by foreign powers; relating to the national liberation movements of colonized peoples. In a historical and geopolitical sense, it describes revolts, doctrines, treaties, or discourses that campaigned for independence and self-determination during the 19th and 20th centuries.
• Anticolonialism — An ideological current, political attitude, or social movement manifested globally against colonialism and imperialist dominance; a doctrine that condemns the exploitation of dependent territories by foreign powers and supports the right of colonized peoples to self-determination, sovereignty, and national independence. This historical phenomenon reached its zenith in the 20th century, leading to the collapse of major European colonial empires.
• Anti-colonialist — A person, leader, or political militant fighting against colonialism and supporting the national liberation movements of oppressed peoples; a critic of imperial systems. As an adjective, it describes manifestations, revolts, writings, ideologies, or organizations specific to the struggle for decolonization and sovereign independence.
• Non-commercial — Opposing commercial principles, mercantilism, or free market laws; not designed to generate financial profit or mass market success. In the artistic and cultural fields, the term describes avant-garde works, independent films, or niche projects structurally created without considering the demands of the general public or marketing strategies, focusing exclusively on aesthetic or ideological value.
• Antigua — The main island in the Lesser Antilles archipelago, located in the Caribbean Sea, which together with the island of Barbuda forms the independent state of Antigua and Barbuda; the name can also refer to the historic city of Antigua Guatemala. Geopolitically and culturally, it represents a tourist hub of international importance, renowned for its coral relief and its colonial history closely linked to sugar cane plantations.
• Anti-Spanish — Manifesting an attitude of hostility, opposition, aversion, or resistance toward Spain, the Spanish people, their culture, institutions, or imperial and geopolitical interests. Historically, the term often refers to the 19th-century emancipation movements in Latin America or the political-religious propaganda (the Black Legend) spread by rival powers during the golden age of the Spanish Empire.
• Undertaking — A commercial, industrial, or construction enterprise; it also represents a legal contract (undertaking / independent contract) whereby one party, called the contractor, undertakes to execute at their own risk a certain work, activity, or service for the other party, called the beneficiary, in exchange for a determined price.
• Defenders of independence — An historical and patriotic phrase designating the soldiers, political leaders, cultural figures, or citizens who sacrificed themselves or actively fought in the War of Independence (1877-1878) or other national liberation movements. This structural concept reflects the collective forces that guaranteed the sovereignty of the Romanian state against neighboring empires.
• Independent — A person who does not belong to any political party, refusing ideological enlistment in a political formation while maintaining neutrality or civic independence. As an adjective, it describes a behavior, attitude, or status governed by the absence of affiliation with party structures.
• Non-partisan — Not linked to a specific political party, situated outside party doctrines and structures; a manifestation, institution, or civic attitude governed by total political neutrality and independence.
• Unaffiliated — Not belonging or pertaining to a specific organized structure, association, or faction; a term synonymous in certain contexts with 'apartidic' or used bookishly to describe an element that refuses integration into a tight collective group.
• Apolitical — Placed outside partisan doctrines, struggles, or party interests; exhibiting indifference, neutrality, or a conscious refusal to participate in the political life of a society. It applies to individuals, civic organizations, cultural associations, or public institutions (such as the military or the judiciary) whose activity must remain completely impartial and independent of governmental structures.
• Apriority — The quality, trait, or state of being a priori; the absolute independence of mental frameworks, concepts, or logical categories from any form of sensory or empirical experience. In classical gnoseology, it defines the logical and structural priority of pure reason in organizing knowledge.
• Aung San — Burmese general and nationalist leader, revered as the father of modern Myanmar's independence. He was a brilliant strategist who negotiated the country's liberation from British colonial rule and Japanese occupation, and was assassinated in 1947, shortly before the official proclamation of the republic, remaining an absolute symbol of national unity and dignity.