independence
noun
in·de·pen·dence
ˌin-də-ˈpen-dən(t)s 
1
: the quality or state of being independent
2
archaic
: competence sense 2
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Examples of independence in a Sentence
She asserted her independence from her parents by getting her own apartment.
He has shown a fierce independence of spirit.
A month after independence, elections were held.
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Trouble for Hasina began when protests broke out last month after a Supreme Court ruling reinstated a 30% quota for the descendents of Bangladesh’s independence fighters for government civil service jobs.
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Anna Gordon, TIME, 6 Aug. 2024
South Sudan is the youngest country in the world, having gained independence in 2011, and underwent a civil war from 2013 to 2020.
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Since becoming the world’s first free Black Republic in January 1804, after earning its independence from France, Haiti has suffered from civil unrest, gang violence, natural disasters, and extreme hardships.
—Shelcy Joseph, Essence, 2 Aug. 2024
On July 31, Mr. Maduro asked Venezuela’s highest court to conduct an audit of the election, but that request drew almost immediate criticism from foreign observers who said the court, which like most institutions is controlled by the government, lacks the independence to perform a credible review.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Joshua Goodman, Gabriela Sá Pessoa, and E. Eduardo Castillo, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Aug. 2024
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Anna Gordon, TIME, 6 Aug. 2024
South Sudan is the youngest country in the world, having gained independence in 2011, and underwent a civil war from 2013 to 2020.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 3 Aug. 2024
Since becoming the world’s first free Black Republic in January 1804, after earning its independence from France, Haiti has suffered from civil unrest, gang violence, natural disasters, and extreme hardships.
—Shelcy Joseph, Essence, 2 Aug. 2024
On July 31, Mr. Maduro asked Venezuela’s highest court to conduct an audit of the election, but that request drew almost immediate criticism from foreign observers who said the court, which like most institutions is controlled by the government, lacks the independence to perform a credible review.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Joshua Goodman, Gabriela Sá Pessoa, and E. Eduardo Castillo, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Aug. 2024
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independence
noun
in·de·pen·dence
ˌin-də-ˈpen-dən(t)s
: the quality or state of being independent : freedom from outside control or support
Geographical Definition
Independence
geographical name
In·de·pen·dence
ˌin-də-ˈpen-dən(t)s
city in western Missouri east of Kansas City population 116,830
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