independence

  1. Noun.  The state or quality of being independent; freedom from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by others; self-subsistence or maintenance; direction of one's own affairs without interference.
  2. Noun.  The state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood.

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