<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">foundation</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>functional concepts</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>foundations</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>founded</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>founding</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The action or condition of causing something, such as a group of people or a settlement, to exist. Founding usually involves official documents and official naming, and occurs on a specific date. For reference to less formal beginnings of groups of people or other things, use "establishment (action or condition)." ]]></note></mads>