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independents
noun(independent)
a sectarian of an English religious movement for congregational autonomy originating in the late 16th century, giving rise to Congregationalists, Baptists, and Friends, and forming one of the major political groupings of the period of Cromwell
independents
noun(independent)
one that is independent; especially, often capitalized : one that is not bound by or definitively committed to a political party

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