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  • adjective Unaffiliated.

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non- +‎ affiliated

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Examples

  • Only 24 percent of Americans who report not having a religious tradition say that they often or occasionally hear negative remarks about their religious beliefs or, in this case, presumably their lack thereof.27 While for the nonaffiliated—almost by definition—religiosity is not likely to be a distinguishing characteristic, it is likely to be more noticeable for evangelicals.

    American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

  • But it did play a major role in the election season as a nonaffiliated technology supplier to the campaigns.

    In the Plex Steven Levy 2011

  • But it did play a major role in the election season as a nonaffiliated technology supplier to the campaigns.

    In the Plex Steven Levy 2011

  • In short, the researchers reported: "Increased education for mainline Protestants and the nonaffiliated may have created a loss of belief, but for evangelicals, Catholics and black Protestants, it may have altered the nature of belief."

    David Briggs: The Effect On Faith Of Being Smarter Than A Fifth-Grader David Briggs 2011

  • The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics has denied a request by Mayor Adrian M. Fenty Wednesday, who petitioned the panel to allow nonaffiliated voters to register as Democrats during new election laws that allow for same-day registration.

    Fenty petition on no party voters denied 2010

  • More than 3,500 of them were Republicans; almost all of the rest had been nonaffiliated voters.

    Blogtalk: Party Crashers - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • More than 3,500 of them were Republicans; almost all of the rest had been nonaffiliated voters.

    Blogtalk: Party Crashers - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • And I'm -- I'm sorry to see that the Democratic Party, at least this political candidate, isn't pitching a broader tent, because what we're going to need -- or what they're going to need -- because I'm an independent, nonaffiliated voter -- they're going to need to get everybody involved.

    CNN Transcript May 8, 2008 2008

  • The typical fifth grader in an affiliated school, he says, is a full academic year ahead of his nonaffiliated peers.

    Why Ebonics Is Irrelevant 2008

  • The state's roughly 10.2 million registered voters are divided among 4.1 million Democrats, 3.8 million Republicans, 1.9 million nonaffiliated voters and about 400,000 minor-party members.

    Are Republicans losing their grip on The Wang™? Sinfonian 2008

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