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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">freelancers</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>freelance artists</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>people in commerce and business</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>free lancers</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>freelancer</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>freelancers</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ People who make themselves available to be engaged for work on particular assignments or projects, rather than being engaged on a long-term or permanent basis by a single employer. In original usage, referred specifically to military adventurers who offered services to states or individuals for payment, rather than fighting for their own lord. ]]></note></mads>