unaffiliated
adjective
un·af·fil·i·at·ed
ˌən-ə-ˈfi-lē-ˌā-təd 
: 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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According to the latest Religious Change in America study by the Public Religion Research Institute, the only major religious category experiencing growth in the country is the religiously unaffiliated.
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Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
As of fall 2013, 57% of the voters blocked from registering were unaffiliated and 40% were under 30.
—John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Slamdance, the unaffiliated festival that has run parallel to Sundance and celebrated outsider cinema in Park City since 1995, has officially relocated to Los Angeles.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024
According to the complaint, Grubhub has, over the course of its existence, as many as 325,000 unaffiliated restaurants on its platform, the agencies said.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
As of fall 2013, 57% of the voters blocked from registering were unaffiliated and 40% were under 30.
—John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Slamdance, the unaffiliated festival that has run parallel to Sundance and celebrated outsider cinema in Park City since 1995, has officially relocated to Los Angeles.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024
According to the complaint, Grubhub has, over the course of its existence, as many as 325,000 unaffiliated restaurants on its platform, the agencies said.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Unaffiliated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaffiliated. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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