independent

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Støre noted an independent committee, not the government of Norway, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

From BBC

Micronesia and the other two freely associated states, the Marshall Islands and Palau, are technically independent but have negotiated their own compacts with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its chief executive Dafydd Rhys said: "The arts are delivering real, tangible health benefits for people and communities and now we have the independent, robust evidence to prove it."

From BBC

"We have asked the independent production company to fully review the social media checks undertaken given the process has clearly failed in this instance."

From BBC

But the concept of Dry January, as a global campaign, was introduced in 2013 by the independent organization Alcohol Change UK, which aims to reduce harm caused by alcohol consumption.

From Salon