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What (who) is voluntary - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Voluntary (disambiguation); Volontary
voluntary
a.
1.
Volitional.
2.
Spontaneous, free, unforced, unconstrained, without compulsion, free-will.
3.
Willing, from inclination.
4.
Designed, intended, intentional, purposed, deliberate.
5.
Optional, discretional.
6.
(Law.) a. Free, without compulsion. b. Gratuitous, without consideration.
Voluntary
·noun One who advocates voluntaryism.
II. Voluntary ·vt Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice.
III. Voluntary ·noun One who engages in any affair of his own free will; a volunteer.
IV. Voluntary ·vt Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary agent.
V. Voluntary ·vt Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church.
VI. Voluntary ·noun A piece played by a musician, often extemporarily, according to his fancy; specifically, an organ solo played before, during, or after divine service.
VII. Voluntary ·vt Free; without compulsion; according to the will, consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration; gratuitous; without valuable consideration.
VIII. Voluntary ·vt Done by design or intention; intentional; purposed; intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter.
IX. Voluntary ·vt Unconstrained by the interference of another; unimpelled by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous; acting of one's self, or of itself; free.
X. Voluntary ·vt Of or pertaining to the will; subject to, or regulated by, the will; as, the voluntary motions of an animal, such as the movements of the leg or arm (in distinction from involuntary motions, such as the movements of the heart); the voluntary muscle fibers, which are the agents in voluntary motion.
voluntary
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Voluntary actions or activities are done because someone chooses to do them and not because they have been forced to do them.
Attention is drawn to a special voluntary course in Commercial French...
The scheme, due to begin next month, will be voluntary.
? compulsory
ADJ
• voluntarily
I would only leave here voluntarily if there was a big chance to work abroad.
ADV: ADV with v
2.
Voluntary work is done by people who are not paid for it, but who do it because they want to do it.
He'd been working at the local hostel for the handicapped on a voluntary basis.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
3.
A voluntary worker is someone who does work without being paid for it, because they want to do it.
Apna Arts has achieved more with voluntary workers in three years than most organisations with paid workers have achieved in ten...
We depend solely upon our voluntary helpers.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
4.
A voluntary organization is controlled and organized by the people who have chosen to work for it, often without being paid, rather than receiving help or money from the government.
Some local authorities and voluntary organizations also run workshops for disabled people...
ADJ: ADJ n
Wikipedia
Voluntary
Voluntary may refer to:
- Voluntary (music)
- Voluntary or volunteer, person participating via volunteering/volunteerism
- Voluntary muscle contraction
Examples of use of voluntary
1. Note the repetition of the word "voluntary." (Voluntary!
2. The voluntary code we put out was precisely that, voluntary.
3. And because of its voluntary ethos and its roots in communities, the voluntary sector generates trust, cooperation and voluntary action by citizens and communities.
4. VOLUNTARY ACTION To help companies safeguard U.S. food, the USDA has issued some voluntary guidelines.
5. A voluntary sector with a rising share of government expenditure earned on merit, a voluntary sector with a stronger asset base, a voluntary sector where the large help the small, a voluntary sector supported by a consistent and engaged culture in local government, a voluntary sector that does help put power in people‘s hands.