nonaffiliated
adjective
non·af·fil·i·at·ed ˌnän-ə-ˈfi-lē-ˌā-təd 
: not closely associated : not affiliated
nonaffiliated corporations
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Only seventeen members of Harmony, the party that represents the Russian minority and commands a substantive if declining amount of support, and two nonaffiliated members were opposed. 
Gordon F. Sander, The New York Review of Books, 6 July 2022 In Oregon voting is done entirely by mail, and nonaffiliated and third-party voters together make up the largest group of voters. Gillian Flaccus, ajc, 13 May 2022 Congregation B’nai Zion, a nonaffiliated synagogue with about 100 members, is the oldest synagogue in South Florida. Larry Luxner, sun-sentinel.com, 5 Aug. 2021 The voting bloc making the greatest gains is the nonaffiliated cadre, with 700,000 registering since 2016 and 3.622 million now registered without a party affiliation. John Haughey, Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2020
Gordon F. Sander, The New York Review of Books, 6 July 2022 In Oregon voting is done entirely by mail, and nonaffiliated and third-party voters together make up the largest group of voters. Gillian Flaccus, ajc, 13 May 2022 Congregation B’nai Zion, a nonaffiliated synagogue with about 100 members, is the oldest synagogue in South Florida. Larry Luxner, sun-sentinel.com, 5 Aug. 2021 The voting bloc making the greatest gains is the nonaffiliated cadre, with 700,000 registering since 2016 and 3.622 million now registered without a party affiliation. John Haughey, Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2020 Word History
First Known Use
1841, in the meaning defined above