individual noun [ C ] (SINGLE)
B2 a single person or thing, especially when compared to the group or set to which they belong:
Every individual has rights which must never be taken away.
Like many creative individuals, she can be very bad-tempered.
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- The new tax system would be calculated on the value of property owned by an individual.
- It's a global problem - what can individuals do about it?
- He's an extremely unattractive individual, don't you think?
- The complexity and costliness of the judicial system militate against justice for the individual.
- The government has been encouraging individuals to opt out of the state pension scheme.
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individual adjective (SINGLE)
B1 [ before noun ] existing and considered separately from the other things or people in a group:
B1 [ before noun ] given to or relating to a single, separate person or thing:
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- Their youngest child is at the stage where she can say individual words but not full sentences.
- The United States is a federation of 50 individual states.
- The local education authorities have devolved financial control to individual schools.
- She thinks that young people today are too concerned with individual happiness and gratification.
- This party stands for low taxes and individual freedom.
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