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a·gent
/ˈāj(ə)nt/noun
- 1. a person who acts on behalf of another person or group: "in the event of illness, a durable power of attorney enabled her nephew to act as her agent" Similar
- 2. a person or thing that takes an active role or produces a specified effect: "these teachers view themselves as agents of social change" Similar
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Free agent. In professional sports, a free agent is a player or manager who is eligible to sign with other clubs or franchises; i.e., not under contract to any specific team. The term is also used in reference to a player who is under contract at present but who is allowed to solicit offers from other teams.
Free agent (business) In business, free agents are people who work independently for themselves, rather than for a single employer. [1] The term free agent is believed to have been coined by Daniel H. Pink, author of a 1997 cover story in Fast Company titled “Free Agent Nation.”. [2] In 2001 Pink published a book with the same name.
Free agency in Major League Baseball (MLB) concerns players whose contracts with a team have expired and who are therefore eligible to sign with another team. Free agents may be eligible for pendulum arbitration, also called "salary arbitration" or just "arbitration" in baseball circles.
NFL free agency is the next big date on the offseason calendar. Here are Yahoo Sports NFL writer Frank Schwab's top five free agents at each position, along with everything else you need to know.
How does the free-agent process begin? Before Ohtani’s free agency frenzy gets wholly underway, the first five days after the conclusion of the World Series will be the Angels’ time. In that ...
Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner says team's payroll, 3rd in MLB, 'not sustainable for us financially'aol.com
Restricted free agent. A restricted free agent ( RFA) is a type of free agent in the National Football League (NFL), National Hockey League (NHL), or National Basketball Association (NBA). Such players have special restrictions on the terms under which they can retain or change employment status with their athletic club teams.
More than a week before free agency started, the top shelves were mostly emptied. The original No. 1 player on this list, defensive tackle Chris Jones, re-signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on a ...
Moral agency. Moral agency is an individual's ability to make moral choices based on some notion of right and wrong and to be held accountable for these actions. [1] A moral agent is "a being who is capable of acting with reference to right and wrong." [2]
The opening of the free-agency period in the NFL is mere days, even hours, away.. Teams like the Browns can legally start negotiating with unrestricted free agents at noon Monday. They can't ...
The Challenge: Free Agents is the 25th season of the MTV reality game show The Challenge. The season is located in Uruguay and Chile , with former cast members from MTV's The Real World and The Challenge competing.