unaffiliated
adjective
un·af·fil·i·at·ed
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Definition of unaffiliated
: not closely associated with, belonging to, or subordinate to another : not affiliated
The hospital is unaffiliated with the university. unaffiliated voters
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Texas voting records list the 36-year-old Ator registered as an unaffiliated voter in 2012, his most recent record. — Amanda Seitz, Fortune, "False Claims Blur Line Between Mass Shootings, 2020 Politics," 5 Sep. 2019 The bill would have asked a commission made up of 15 citizens — five Republicans, five Democrats, and five unaffiliated members — to draw the maps used for legislative, congressional, and Executive Council districts. — Jane C. Timm, NBC News, "New Hampshire governor vetoes bipartisan bill to ward off gerrymandering," 9 Aug. 2019 The state party filed a lawsuit seeking to nullify the new redistricting board, which would consist of four members of each party and five who are unaffiliated, MLive’s Malachi Barrett reports. — cleveland.com, "Michigan GOP looks to nullify voter-approved anti-gerrymandering initiative: The Flyover," 23 Aug. 2019 This stretch of the Valley, historically a conservative stronghold, has lost Republican voters in recent decades and gained Democrats and unaffiliated voters. — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, "L.A.'s Green New Deal polarizes voters in a district haunted by environmental disaster," 11 Aug. 2019 But while the number of unaffiliated voters has soared, both in Orange County and across the state, that doesn’t account for all of the county GOP’s problems. — John Wildermuth, SFChronicle.com, "Dems now outnumber Republicans in traditional GOP stronghold of Orange County," 7 Aug. 2019 Other opposition leaders unaffiliated with Ingabire's party also allege they have been penalized and threatened for challenging the ruling party's narrative. — Kara Fox, CNN, "Opposition members keep going 'missing' in Rwanda. Few expect them to return," 27 July 2019 Teresa Ghilarducci, a professor of economics at the New school and retirement expert, unaffiliated with the study, says that there are many reasons. — CBS News, "Almost all Americans take Social Security at the wrong time, study says," 28 June 2019 Current election law addresses only voter confusion between two parties, not whether voters who wish to be unaffiliated might also be confused. — John Myers, latimes.com, "California political parties couldn’t use ‘independent’ in their names under proposal," 21 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unaffiliated.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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unaffiliated
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of unaffiliated
: not connected with something (such as a program or organization) as a member or partner
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