Meaning & use

unaffiliated

adjective·Academic

Not officially connected with or belonging to a particular group, organization, or political party.

See it in a sentence

As an unaffiliated voter, she can choose either party's ballot in the primary.

The journalist insisted she remained unaffiliated with any of the candidates she covered.

A note on using this word

Unaffiliated is often used specifically of voters or organizations that deliberately avoid formal ties to a party or group.

Words with a similar meaning

independentunattached

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Words with an opposite meaning

affiliated

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