unbought
Americanadjective
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not purchased.
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not influenced or controlled by some other party through payment, and therefore free and independent; not bribed.
Example Sentences
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Our car’s $3,370 premium over the standard Sport has a break-even of about 1,000 gallons of gas, left unbought and unburned.
The famously "unbought and unbossed" candidate boasted an anti-Vietnam war and -weapons development stance and positioned herself as a champion of the working class, ultimately launching her campaign after voters pulled together $10,000 in donations.
From Salon
Singer-songwriter John Legend lauded Chisholm and civil rights leader John Lewis, the late U.S. representative for Georgia, amid discussion of historical discrimination and contemporary rightwing efforts to curtail marginalized people's rights and freedoms during Wednesday's Black Caucus meeting, while Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., in main convention remarks Thursday made reference to Chisholm's "unbought and unbossed" campaign slogan in compliments to the vice president.
From Salon
The Chisholm campaign slogan, “Unbought and Unbossed,” perfectly described her outsider candidacy.
From Los Angeles Times
What made Chisholm so special is that she was “unbought, unbiased and wasn’t run by the law,” Mitchell says.
From Seattle Times
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