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Free agency

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free agent

–noun
1. a person who is self-determining and is not responsible for his or her actions to any authority.
2. a professional athlete who is not under contract and is free to auction off his or her services and sign a contract with the team that offers the most money.

Origin:
1840–50


free agency, free agentry, noun
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free agent  
n.  A professional athlete who is free to sign a contract with any team.
free agency n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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