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free electron

noun — 2 senses

free electron

noun
1

Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics An electron not attached to an atom.

2

Government, Politics Figuratively A person who acts independently of the organization to which they belong.

  • She has been called a “free electron” in politics because of her sometimes independent stances apart from party politics.2012 October 22, Lolita Buckner-Inniss, “Christiane Taubira”, in Black Past:
  • Haley was a free electron, which she had obviously gotten used to, communicating directly with Trump.2020 June 23, John Bolton, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 71:

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