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unbeholden

adjective
un·​be·​hold·​en | \ ˌən-bi-ˈhōl-dən How to pronounce unbeholden (audio) , -bē-\

Definition of unbeholden

: not having an obligation to someone : not indebted or beholden In our age, for the first time, they could gain power themselves, unbeholden to tribal leaders for support.— Ernest Gellner

Examples of unbeholden in a Sentence

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 New Jersey’s governor, Phil Murphy, beat a Norcross ally in the primary for the Democratic nomination by first locking up the North Jersey party committees, making him largely unbeholden to Norcross, to Norcross’s fairly public consternation. — Alex Pareene, The New Republic, "Cory Booker Chooses the Wrong Side in a New Jersey Street Fight," 26 June 2019

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First Known Use of unbeholden

1674, in the meaning defined above

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