voluntary

/'vɔləntəri/
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voluntary

She does voluntary work at the local animal shelter.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Done by choice; not forced or compelled: An action or decision made willingly, without external pressure or obligation.
    • Controlled by individual will: Relating to bodily functions or movements that are under conscious control.
    • Supported by voluntary contributions or actions: An organization or activity maintained by people who offer their services or money freely.

  2. Noun:

    • A piece of music, often improvised: A musical composition, typically for a solo instrument like an organ, played independently of a regular service or performance.
    • A volunteer: A person who freely enlists for military service or other duty.
Examples of Usage

  • Adjective:

    • Her decision to help was completely voluntary.
    • Blinking is an involuntary action, but raising your hand is voluntary.
    • The charity relies on voluntary donations.

  • Noun:

    • The organist played a beautiful voluntary before the ceremony.
    • He joined the army as a voluntary.
Advanced Usage

  • "Voluntary work/service": Unpaid work done for the benefit of others or a community.

    • She does voluntary work at the animal shelter every weekend.

  • "Voluntary redundancy": A situation where an employee chooses to leave their job, often with a financial package, when the employer needs to reduce staff.

    • The company offered a scheme for voluntary redundancy.
Variants and Related Words

  • Voluntarily (adverb): In a voluntary way; by choice.

    • He left the company voluntarily.

  • Volunteer (noun/verb): A person who offers to do something voluntarily; to offer to do something willingly.

    • She is a volunteer firefighter.
    • He volunteered to organize the event.
Synonyms
  • Optional: Available to be chosen but not mandatory.
  • Willing: Ready and happy to do something.
  • Discretionary: Left to individual choice or judgment.
Antonyms
  • Compulsory: Required by law or a rule; obligatory.
  • Involuntary: Done without conscious control or choice.
  • Mandatory: Required by command or law.
Related Phrases

  • Of one's own volition: As a result of one's own free will.

    • He resigned of his own volition.

  • Voluntary association: A group of individuals who voluntarily enter into an agreement to form a body to accomplish a purpose.

    • The club is a voluntary association of local residents.
voluntary

She does voluntary work at the local animal shelter.

Adjective
  1. controlled by individual volition
    • voluntary motions
    • voluntary muscles
  2. of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled
    • man is a voluntary agent
    • participation was voluntary
    • voluntary manslaughter
    • voluntary generosity in times of disaster
    • voluntary social workers
    • a voluntary confession
Noun
  1. composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance
  2. (military) a person who freely enlists for service

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