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ALL meanings of voluntary

vol·un·tar·y
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  • adjective voluntary under one's own control 1
  • adjective voluntary work, organisation: charitable 1
  • adjective voluntary done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution. 1
  • adjective voluntary of, relating to, or acting in accord with the will: voluntary cooperation. 1
  • adjective voluntary of, relating to, or depending on voluntary action: voluntary hospitals. 1
  • adjective voluntary Law. acting or done without compulsion or obligation. done by intention, and not by accident: voluntary manslaughter. made without valuable consideration: a voluntary settlement. 1
  • adjective voluntary Physiology. subject to or controlled by the will. 1
  • adjective voluntary having the power of willing or choosing: a voluntary agent. 1
  • adjective voluntary proceeding from a natural impulse; spontaneous: voluntary laughter. 1
  • noun plural voluntary something done voluntarily. 1
  • noun plural voluntary a piece of music, frequently spontaneous and improvised, performed as a prelude to a larger work, especially a piece of organ music performed before, during, or after an office of the church. 1
  • adjective voluntary Voluntary actions or activities are done because someone chooses to do them and not because they have been forced to do them. 0
  • adjective voluntary Voluntary work is done by people who are not paid for it, but who do it because they want to do it. 0
  • adjective voluntary A voluntary worker is someone who does work without being paid for it, because they want to do it. 0
  • adjective voluntary 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. 0
  • adjective voluntary performed, undertaken, or brought about by free choice, willingly, or without being asked 0
  • adjective voluntary (of persons) serving or acting in a specified function of one's own accord and without compulsion or promise of remuneration 0
  • adjective voluntary done by, composed of, or functioning with the aid of volunteers 0
  • adjective voluntary endowed with, exercising, or having the faculty of willing 0
  • adjective voluntary arising from natural impulse; spontaneous 0
  • adjective voluntary acting or done without legal obligation, compulsion, or persuasion 0
  • adjective voluntary made without payment or recompense in any form 0
  • adjective voluntary (of the muscles of the limbs, neck, etc) having their action controlled by the will 0
  • adjective voluntary maintained or provided by the voluntary actions or contributions of individuals and not by the state 0
  • noun voluntary a composition or improvisation, usually for organ, played at the beginning or end of a church service 0
  • noun voluntary work done without compulsion 0
  • noun voluntary a volunteer, esp in an army 0
  • adjective voluntary brought about by one's own free choice; given or done of one's own free will; freely chosen or undertaken 0
  • adjective voluntary acting in a specified capacity willingly or of one's own accord 0
  • adjective voluntary intentional; not accidental 0
  • adjective voluntary controlled by one's mind or will 0
  • adjective voluntary having free will or the power of free choice 0
  • adjective voluntary supported by contributions or freewill offerings; not supported or maintained by the state 0
  • adjective voluntary done or carried on by or made up of volunteers rather than by people paid or conscripted 0
  • adjective voluntary arising in the mind without external constraint; spontaneous 0
  • adjective voluntary acting or done without compulsion or persuasion 0
  • adjective voluntary done without profit, payment, or any valuable consideration 0
  • noun voluntary a piece or solo, often an improvisation, played on the organ before, during, or after a church service 0
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