political independents; nonpartisan
Refers to people or groups not affiliated with any political party. Often used in election contexts.
Support from independent voters holds the key to the election.
He ran as an independent candidate.
unaffiliated voters; floating voters; swing voters
Compound of 無 (mu, 'without') and 党派 (tōha, 'faction' or 'party'), literally meaning 'without party affiliation'.