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A quick definition of dependent:

Dependent: A person who needs help and support from someone else to survive and cannot do things on their own. For example, a child who needs their parents to take care of them. There are different types of dependents, like those who get money from the government or private funds, or those who are protected by insurance policies. Sometimes, dependent can also refer to an event or item that depends on something else happening first.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Dependent refers to an individual who relies on support from another individual and usually cannot exist or sustain themselves independently without the aid or support of someone else.

For example, a child who is supported by their parents is considered a dependent. There are different types of dependents, such as lawful dependents who receive public benefits or private funds, legal dependents who rely on support as depicted by the law, and partial dependents who rely on an employee for support and protection under workers' compensation law.

In insurance policies, a legal dependent usually refers to all the individuals whom the person under the insurance policy is required to protect and support, such as a spouse and children. On the other hand, a lawful dependent is an individual whom the person under the insurance policy is permitted to support, but not required to support.

Dependent can also refer to tax purposes, where an individual, such as a child, for whom a taxpayer (the parent) provides over half of the support during the taxable year can be claimed and listed as a personal tax exemption.

Dependent can also refer to an event or some other item that is conditional upon the occurrence of some other event. For example, a dependent contract would be an agreement between two parties that is conditional upon some other agreement.

Department of the Interior (DOI) | dependent care plan

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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