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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Pitching for Tucson, a team in the unaffiliated Class C Arizona-League, set him on the path to the majors.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
Newsweek has reached out to several of the study's authors and unaffiliated doctors for comment via email on Wednesday.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Indivisible co-executive director Ezra Levin told MSNBC this week the organization had seen more signups in the last few days because of unaffiliated anti-ICE protests across the country, but wanted to avoid Washington, D.C. to sidestep criticism.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
While some research has found an association between mortality and longer naps, the new research revealed a new connection between death risk and when naps occurred during the day, Neal Walia, MD, a sleep specialist at UCLA Health unaffiliated with this research, told Health.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 19 June 2025
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
Newsweek has reached out to several of the study's authors and unaffiliated doctors for comment via email on Wednesday.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Indivisible co-executive director Ezra Levin told MSNBC this week the organization had seen more signups in the last few days because of unaffiliated anti-ICE protests across the country, but wanted to avoid Washington, D.C. to sidestep criticism.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
While some research has found an association between mortality and longer naps, the new research revealed a new connection between death risk and when naps occurred during the day, Neal Walia, MD, a sleep specialist at UCLA Health unaffiliated with this research, told Health.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 19 June 2025
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“Unaffiliated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaffiliated. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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