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adjective un·af·fil·i·at·ed \ ˌən-ə-ˈfi-lē-ˌā-təd \

Definition of unaffiliated

:not closely associated with, belonging to, or subordinate to another :not affiliated

The hospital is unaffiliated with the university.

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During the campaign, unaffiliated vendors would often sell Confederate flags outside Trump's rallies and a few supporters would wear hats, shirts or patches featuring the flag.

— jenna johnson, chicagotribune.com, "Phoenix prepares for Trump's rally, the chaos it may bring," 22 Aug. 2017
Nearly 100,000 Charlotte residents, Republican, Democrat, and unaffiliated voted for President Trump.

— jim morrill, charlotteobserver, "NC GOP calls Charlotte council member ‘unhinged’ after ‘dangerous rhetoric’," 20 July 2017
Ibarra said the poll was conducted at his own cost, unaffiliated with either campaign. 411 on 27: State Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez, D-Miami, officially kicked off his congressional campaign yesterday, the Miami Herald's Patricia Mazzei reports.

— dan sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, "For Atwater and Negron, you can go home again," 29 June 2017
While the report does take into account religious switching -- adults who either change their beliefs or become unaffiliated -- those people will be outnumbered globally due to fertility and mortality rates.

— joshua berlinger, CNN, "Australians ditch religion at rapid rate, becoming more diverse," 27 June 2017
Democrats hold a registration advantage among voters over Republicans, 56 percent to 26 percent, with 16 percent unaffiliated.

— pamela wood, baltimoresun.com, "Closely watched race for Baltimore County executive opens with Olszewski announcement," 27 June 2017
About 30 percent of Folsom voters are Democrats, similar to fifteen years ago, and the rest are unaffiliated or members of third parties.

— phillip reese, sacbee, "Just a handful of California cities still have a majority of Republican voters," 9 June 2017
But unaffiliated voters’ strong preference for a Democrat could spell trouble, especially since all four districts voted for Democrat Hillary Clinton last year and two key policies of President Donald Trump are viewed unfavorably by voters there.

— martin wisckol, Orange County Register, "Poll details how Orange County GOP House members may be vulnerable," 19 May 2017
A source close to the situation said that the studio didn’t have an official policy regarding photography unaffiliated with the production, so the protection of the set is either lax or the paparazzi are very, very good.

— kenzie bryant, Vanities, "How Film Set Paparazzi Get Their Shots," 4 Apr. 2017

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