unaffiliated

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ affiliate +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

unaffiliated (not comparable)

1. not affiliated, not associated

Translations

not affiliated, not associated

• Manx: gyn cochiangley

Verb

unaffiliated

1. simple past and past participle of unaffiliate

Noun

unaffiliated (plural unaffiliateds)

1. A person or organization having no affiliation.
   • 1967, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency, Mutual Fund Legislation of 1967: Hearings, page 706:

     These unaffiliated (or independent) directors are, supposedly, the purifying factor against the contamination of the Managing Group's duality. The unaffiliateds are, in short, the Fund's watchdogs.

   • 1968, Progressive Grocer's Marketing Guidebook, page 13:

     Among wholesalers, voluntary and cooperatives carry a far wider range and number of items in private brands than do unaffiliateds.