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unaffiliated

adj

Etymology

From un- + affiliate + -ed.

  1. derived from adfīliō
  2. borrowed from affīliātus
  3. formed as unaffiliated — “un- + affiliate + -ed”

Definitions

  1. Not affiliated, not associated.

  2. simple past and past participle of unaffiliate

  3. A person or organization having no affiliation.

    • These unaffiliated (or independent) directors are, supposedly, the purifying factor against the contamination of the Managing Group's duality. The unaffiliateds are, in short, the Fund's watchdogs.
    • Among wholesalers, voluntary and cooperatives carry a far wider range and number of items in private brands than do unaffiliateds.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA