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'''Independent''' or '''Independents''' may refer to:

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==Arts, entertainment, and media==
===Artist groups===
* [[Independents (artist group)]], a group of modernist painters based in Pennsylvania, United States
* [[Independentes]] (English: Independents), a Portuguese artist group

===Music===
====Groups, labels, and genres====
* [[Independent music]], 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)|''Independent'' (Ai album)]], 2012
* [[Independent (Faze album)|''Independent'' (Faze album)]], 2006
* [[Independent (Sacred Reich album)|''Independent'' (Sacred Reich album)]], 1993

====Songs====
* [[Independent (song)|"Independent" (song)]], a 2007 song by Webbie
* "Independent", a 2002 song by Ayumi Hamasaki from ''[[H (Ayumi Hamasaki EP)|H]]''

===News media organizations===
* [[Independent Media Center]] (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
* [[Independent Television (Bangladesh)|Independent Television]], A Bangladeshi news television.

===Newspapers ===
*''[[Grand Island Independent]]'', a newspaper published in Grand Island, Nebraska
* ''[[The Independent]]'', a British online newspaper.
*''[[South County Newspapers#The Independent|The IndependentRI (South County Newspapers)]]'', covering South Kingstown, North Kingstown, Narragansett and The University of Rhode Island
* [[Independent News & Media]], a print publisher in South Africa, owner of ''Independent Online'' (South Africa) until 2013
** [[Independent Online (South Africa)|''Independent Online'' (South Africa)]], a news and information website based in South Africa, owned by Sekunjalo Investments since 2013
*''[[Indy Week]]'',  formerly known as the ''Independent Weekly'' and originally the ''North Carolina Independent''
*''[[The Indypendent]]'', a newspaper of the New York City Independent Media Center
* ''[[Irish Independent]]'', newspaper
* ''[[Long Beach Independent]]'', a morning edition newspaper published in Long Beach, California
* ''[[The Malta Independent]]'', a Maltese newspaper and online newspaper
* ''[[Marshall Independent]]'', a daily newspaper published in Marshall, Minnesota
* ''[[Santa Barbara Independent]]'',  a news, arts, and alternative newspaper published every Thursday in Santa Barbara, California, United States
* ''[[San Francisco Independent]]'', formerly the largest non-daily U.S. newspaper

===Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media===
* [[Independents (film)|''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 media]], media that is free of influence by government or corporate interests
* [[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)]], unprovability of a sentence (e.g. the Parallel postulate) from other sentences (e.g. the remaining Euclidean geometry axioms)

==Military==
* [[Independent Company]], 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]], a World War II Norwegian unit
* [[British Army Independent Companies of Foot]], British units in the French and Indian Wars
* [[Vickers A1E1 Independent]], British multi-turreted tank designed during the Interwar period

==Politics==
*[[Independent city]], city that does not form part of another local government entity
*[[Independent politician]], not affiliated with any political party
*[[Independent voter]], not a member of any political party
*[[Independent voting movement]] (U.S.), not affiliated with any political party
*[[Independents (political party)]], a political party in the Czech Republic

==Religion==
* [[Independent (religion)]], 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]], [[Congregational church|Congregationalist]] denomination in [[Wales]]

==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]], for football
* [[NCAA Division I independent schools (baseball)]]
* [[NCAA Division I independent schools (basketball)]]
* [[NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey)]]
* [[NCAA Division I independent schools (soccer)]]
* [[NCAA Division II independent schools]], for all sports
* [[NCAA Division III independent schools]], for all sports
* [[NCAA independent schools (lacrosse)]], for all divisions
* [[NAIA independent schools]], for all sports

==Other uses==
*[[Independent Institute]], an American libertarian think tank
*[[Dependent and independent verb forms]] in Goidelic languages
*[[Independent business]], privately owned companies
*[[Independent clothes store]], boutique not associated with the larger retailers
*[[Independent contractor]], 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]], an American skateboarding brand

==See also==
* [[Independence (disambiguation)]]
* [[Independent Township (disambiguation)]]
* [[Independente (disambiguation)]]
* [[Indie (disambiguation)]]
* [[Independent music]], artistic creations outside the commercial mainstream
** [[Alternative comics]]
** [[Indie game]], video games that are created independently of the financial backing of a large publishing company
* [[Systems theory]]
* [[L'Indépendant (disambiguation)]]
* [[The Independent (disambiguation)]]
* [[The Independents (disambiguation)]]
* [[Third-party source]]

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