noun
independent candidate
Refers to a candidate in an election who does not belong to any political party.
彼は無所属候補として市長選に出馬した。
He ran for mayor as an independent candidate.
無所属 is the state of being independent or unaffiliated, while 無所属候補 specifically refers to an independent candidate in an election.
Compound of 無所属 (independent, unaffiliated) and 候補 (candidate).