Definition of independents:
(adj) :
Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.
(adj) :
(politics) Not affiliated with any political party.
(n) :
A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a freethinker, free of a party platform.
(adj) :
Not subject to bias or influence; self-directing.
(adj) :
Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.
(adj) :
Providing a comfortable livelihood.