Definisi : n person who is not affiliated to any political party, calon bebas. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : be ~ of (so.) be not dependent on (so.), tdk bergantung kpd (sso): she hoped that one day she would be ~ of her family, dia berharap bahawa satu hari nanti dia tdk akan bergantung pd keluarganya lagi; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 7. not depending on others, esp financially, /berdikari, tdk bergantung kpd sso/ (dr segi kewangan): she yearns to earn her own money and be ~, dia ingin bekerja dan tdk bergantung kpd sesiapa dr segi kewangan; to be financially ~, tdk bergantung kpd orang lain dr segi kewangan; of ~ means, berdikari, berpendapatan sendiri: a woman of ~ means, wanita yg berdikari; 8. that does not receive money from the government, swasta: an ~ radio station, stesen radio swasta; ~ schools, sekolah-sekolah swasta; 9. (math) tak bersandar: ~ variable, pemboleh ubah tak bersandar; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 4. not influenced by or relying on st else, tersendiri: an ~ discovery, penemuan yg tersendiri; an ~ conclusion, kesimpulan yg tersendiri; 5. acting, operating, existing, free of the influence of st else, bebas: an ~ trade union, kesatuan sekerja yg bebas; ~ candidate, calon bebas; 6. self-reliant, berdikari: his youngest daughter is very ~ , anak bongsunya sangat berdikari; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : adj 1. self-governing, merdeka: Malaya became ~ in 1957, Malaya merdeka pd tahun 1957; 2. not associated (with each other) berasingan: the two ~ studies came to almost the same conclusion, kedua-dua kajian yg berasingan itu mencapai kesimpulan yg hampir sama; ~ research projects, projek penyelidikan yg berasingan; 3. done, conducted or given fairly and without bias, bebas: an ~ investigation, siasatan bebas; to get an ~ opinion, mendapatkan buah fikiran yg bebas; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)