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English Thesaurus

1. a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) (noun.person)

hypernym	:	individualist,
definition	:	a person who pursues independent thought or action (noun.person)

domain category	:	government, political science, politics,
definition	:	the study of government of states and other political units (noun.cognition)

2. someone who bolted from the Republican Party during the U.S. presidential election of 1884 (noun.person)

hypernym	:	pol, political leader, politician, politico,
definition	:	a person active in party politics (noun.person)