unaffiliated

adjective

un·​af·​fil·​i·​at·​ed ˌən-ə-ˈfi-lē-ˌā-təd How to pronounce unaffiliated (audio)
: not closely associated with, belonging to, or subordinate to another : not affiliated
The hospital is unaffiliated with the university.
unaffiliated voters

Examples of unaffiliated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web He's also held unaffiliated events at universities around the country, including in Wisconsin, where he's addressed the conflict with students. Jeongyoon Han, NPR, 4 May 2024 Arizona is one of seven states that allow unaffiliated voters to participate in its state primary elections by choosing a party's ballot, according to research from the National Conference of State Legislatures. Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2024 School administrators across the country have also said that some instances of violence have largely been connected to unaffiliated non-students. Lauren Peller, ABC News, 1 May 2024 Five other states - Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Tennessee – will be open to unaffiliated voters on Super Tuesday, meaning voters who are not registered to a specific party can participate in a party’s primary of their choosing. Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024 The group of Republican and unaffiliated voters in the lawsuit was led by former state Senate Majority Leader Norma Anderson, now age 91. Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 9 Feb. 2024 Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images The case before the Supreme Court was brought by the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington on behalf of four Republican and two unaffiliated voters in Colorado in September 2023. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2024 But unaffiliated voters can vote in either (but not both). Observer Staff Reports, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2024 The case had been brought by a group of Republican and unaffiliated Colorado voters, who prevailed in a 4–3 ruling in the state’s Supreme Court. Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unaffiliated was in 1849

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“Unaffiliated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaffiliated. Accessed 8 May. 2024.

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