independents
- 1Plural of independent.
In a tight race, independents often decide the final outcome.
Several independents downtown have outlasted the chain stores by knowing their regulars.
Note
Only the noun has a plural here. The adjective independent never takes -s, so independents always names people or things: voters and candidates outside any party, small privately owned businesses, teams outside any league or conference, or simply neutral people. The surrounding sentence tells you which is meant. The plural noun often stands in for a longer phrase, as in independents for independent voters or independent shops.
independents is a form of independent
independent, noun: A voter who does not identify with any political party, or a politician who holds or seeks office without party affiliation. Full entry
- Forms
- independentindependents plural
- Spelling
- independent → independents: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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