Independent or Independents may refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Artist groups

* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independents (Oporto artist group), a Portuguese artist group historically linked to abstract art and to Fernando Lanhas, the central figure of Portuguese abstractionism

Music

Groups, labels, and genres

Independent music Independent music (also commonly known as indie music or simply indie) is music that is produced independently from commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, a process that may include an autonomous, do-it-yourself approach to recording a ...

, a number of genres associated with independent labels * Independent record label, a record label not associated with a major label * Independent Albums, American albums chart

Albums

* ''Independent'' (Ai album), 2012 * ''Independent'' (Faze album), 2006 * ''Independent'' (Sacred Reich album), 1993

Songs

* "Independent" (song), a 2007 song by Webbie * "Independent", a 2002 song by Ayumi Hamasaki from '' H''

News and media organizations

* ''

The Independent ''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was publish ...

'', a British online newspaper. * ''

The Malta Independent ''The Malta Independent'' is a national newspaper published daily in Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, betwe ...

'', a Maltese newspaper and online newspaper * ''Independent Online'' (South Africa), a news and information website based in South Africa, owned by Sekunjalo Investments since 2013 * Independent News & Media, the largest publisher of print material in South Africa and owner of ''Independent Online'' until 2013 *

Independent Media Center The Independent Media Center, better known as Indymedia, is an open publishing network of activist journalist collectives that report on political and social issues. Following beginnings during the 1999 Carnival Against Capital and 1999 Seatt ...

(also known as Indymedia or IMC), an open publishing network of journalist collectives that report on political and social issues, e.g., in ''The Indypendent'' newspaper of NYC * ITV (TV network) (Independent Television), a British television channel

Periodicals

*'' Grand Island Independent'', a newspaper published in Grand Island, Nebraska *'' Indy Week'', formerly known as the ''Independent Weekly'' and originally the ''North Carolina Independent'' * '' Irish Independent'', newspaper * ''

Long Beach Independent The ''Press-Telegram'' is a paid daily newspaper published in Long Beach, California. Coverage area for the ''Press-Telegram'' includes Long Beach, Lakewood, Signal Hill, Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Compton, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, Ly ...

'', a morning edition newspaper published in Long Beach, California * ''

Marshall Independent The ''Marshall Independent'' is an American, English language newspaper headquartered in Marshall, Lyon County, Minnesota. It is published Monday thru Saturday and is owned by Ogden Newspapers Ogden Newspapers Inc. is a Wheeling, West Virgini ...

'', a daily newspaper published in Marshall, Minnesota * '' San Francisco Independent'', formerly the largest non-daily U.S. newspaper * '' Santa Barbara Independent'', a news, arts, and alternative newspaper published every Thursday in Santa Barbara, California, United States

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Independents'' (film), a 2008 American documentary * Independent bookstore, bookstore that is not part of a chain * Independent film, film produced by a small movie studio * Independent publisher, small press not associated with a major publisher * Independent radio, radio stations independent of government or conglomerate interference * Independent sources, in journalism, two or more sources which attest to a given piece of information * Independent station, television or radio station that is not affiliated with any network

Mathematics and statistics

* Dependent and independent variables, the argument of a mathematical function * Independent, in Independence (probability theory), a variable whose occurrence does not affect the probability of occurrence of another *

Independence (mathematical logic) In mathematical logic, independence is the unprovability of a sentence from other sentences. A sentence σ is independent of a given first-order theory ''T'' if ''T'' neither proves nor refutes σ; that is, it is impossible to prove σ from ''T' ...

, unprovability of a sentence (e.g. the Parallel postulate) from other sentences (e.g. the remaining Euclidean geometry axioms)

Military

Independent Company A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in the respective listed markets, but rather the company's stock is ...

, a World War II British unit * Independent Highland Companies, units of Scottish Highlanders in the 17th and 18th centuries * Independent Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Companies of the American Civil War *

Norwegian Independent Company 1 Norwegian Independent Company 1 (NOR.I.C.1, pronounced ''Norisén'' (approx. "noor-ee-sehn") in Norwegian) was a British Special Operations Executive (SOE) group formed in March 1941 originally for the purpose of performing commando raids during ...

, a World War II Norwegian unit *

British Army Independent Companies of Foot British Army Independent Companies in South Carolina formed a major component of the Province of South Carolina's military security. Regular independent companies were first established in British North America in 1664. The first Independent Com ...

, British units in the French and Indian Wars

Politics

Independent city An independent city or independent town is a city or town that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity (such as a province). Historical precursors In the Holy Roman Empire, and to a degree in its successor states ...

, city that does not form part of another local government entity *

Independent politician An independent or non-partisan politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views th ...

, not affiliated with any political party * Independent voter, not a member of any political party *

Independent voting movement The independent voting movement is a group of Progressivism, progressive, anti-party, Left-wing politics, left/Centrism, center/Right-wing politics, right alliance, Independent (politician), independent voters in the United States seeking to reform ...

(U.S.), not affiliated with any political party *

Independents (political party) The Independents ( cs, Nezávislí) is a political party in the Czech Republic. History The party was established on 8 September 1994 as the Association of Prague Independents, before adopting its current name in 1995. In the 1996 Chamber of Depu ...

, a political party in the Czech Republic

Religion

Independent (religion) In Welsh and English church history, Independents advocated local congregational control of religious and church matters, without any wider geographical hierarchy, either ecclesiastical or political. They were particularly prominent during the W ...

, name for supporters of a disestablished Protestant church during the English Civil War, closely identified with support for the English Commonwealth, of which Oliver Cromwell is best known * Independent church, or non-denominational church, a church unaffiliated with a denominational organization *

Union of Welsh Independents The Union of Welsh Independents ( cy, Undeb yr Annibynwyr Cymraeg) is a Reformed congregationalist denomination in Wales. History Welsh congregational churches or Independents stand in the Puritan tradition. The first congregational congregati ...

, Congregationlist denomination in

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

Sports

* Independent circuit, professional wrestling shows not associated with the major wrestling promotions In U.S. college sports, schools that are not members of an NCAA or NAIA athletic conference, including: * NCAA Division I FBS independent schools, for football *

NCAA Division I FCS independent schools NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision independent schools are four-year institutions in the United States whose football programs are not part of a football conference. This means that FCS independents are not required to schedule each ...

, for football *

NCAA Division I independent schools (baseball) NCAA Division I independent schools are four-year institutions that compete in college athletics at the NCAA Division I level, but do not belong to an established athletic conference for a particular sport. These schools may however still compete ...

NCAA Division I independent schools (basketball) NCAA Division I independent schools are four-year institutions that compete in college athletics at the NCAA Division I level, but do not belong to an established athletic conference for a particular sport. These schools may however still compete a ...

NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey) NCAA Division I independent schools are teams that compete in NCAA ice hockey but are not members of a conference. There are several current schools who, at one time or another, competed as Division I independents. Current independent programs ...

NCAA Division I independent schools (soccer) NCAA Division I independent schools are four-year institutions that compete in college athletics at the NCAA Division I level, but do not belong to an established athletic conference for a particular sport. These schools may however still compete a ...

NCAA Division II independent schools NCAA Division II independent schools are four-year institutions that compete in college athletics at the NCAA Division II level, but do not belong to an established athletic conference for a particular sport. These schools may however still compet ...

, for all sports *

NCAA Division III independent schools NCAA Division III independent schools are four-year institutions that compete in college athletics at the NCAA Division III level, but do not belong to an established athletic conference for a particular sport. These schools may however still compe ...

, for all sports *

NCAA independent schools (lacrosse) NCAA independent lacrosse schools are four-year institutions in the United States that do not belong to a lacrosse-only conference or a primary all-sports conference that sponsors lacrosse. As of the 2016–17 academic year there are 22 men's and 9 ...

, for all divisions *

NAIA independent schools NAIA independent schools are four-year institutional members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) that do not have formal conference affiliations. NAIA schools that are not members of any other athletic conference are ...

, for all sports

Other uses

Independent Institute The Independent Institute is an American libertarian think tank based in Oakland, California. Founded in 1986 by David J. Theroux, the institute focuses on political, social, economic, legal, environmental, and foreign policy issues. It has more ...

, an American libertarian think tank *

Dependent and independent verb forms In the Goidelic languages, dependent and independent verb forms are distinct verb forms; each tense of each verb exists in both forms. Verbs are often preceded by a particle which marks negation, or a question, or has some other force. The dependent ...

in Goidelic languages * Independent business, privately owned companies *

Independent clothes store A boutique () is a small shop that deals in fashionable clothing or accessories. The word is French for "shop", which derives ultimately from the Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (''apothēkē'') "storehouse". The term ''boutique'' and also ''de ...

, boutique not associated with the larger retailers *

Independent contractor Employment is a relationship between two parties regulating the provision of paid labour services. Usually based on a contract, one party, the employer, which might be a corporation, a not-for-profit organization, a co-operative, or any oth ...

, organisation or individual which provides goods or services under terms specified in a contract * Independent school, school which is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operation *

Independent Truck Company Independent Truck Company is a skateboard truck manufacturer based in Santa Cruz, California. Established in 1978, the company is owned by NHS, Inc. and sponsors an extensive list of team riders. History The company was co-founded by Richard No ...

, an American skateboarding brand *

Vickers A1E1 Independent The Independent A1E1 is a multi- turreted tank that was designed by the British armaments manufacturer Vickers between the First and Second World Wars. Although it only ever reached the prototype stage and only a single example was built, it i ...

, British multi-turreted tank designed during the Interwar period