free agency

English Thesaurus

1. (sports) the state of a professional athlete who is free to negotiate a contract to play for any team (noun.state)

hypernym	:	agency, delegacy, representation,
definition	:	the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent (noun.state)

domain category	:	athletics, sport,
definition	:	an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition (noun.act)