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.
- performed, undertaken, or brought about by free choice, willingly, or without being asked: a voluntary donation. 2. (of persons) serving or acting in a specified function of one's own accord and without compulsion or promise of remuneration: a voluntary social worker.
There are 41 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word voluntary, ten of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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voluntary, intentional, deliberate, willing mean done or brought about of one's own will. voluntary implies freedom and spontaneity of choice or action without external compulsion.
VOLUNTARY definition: 1. done, made, or given willingly, without being forced or paid to do it: 2. A voluntary…. Learn more.
Adjective voluntary (comparative more voluntary, superlative most voluntary) Done, given, or acting of one's own free will.
Voluntary refers to any action or decision that is made or done willingly, consciously, or out of one's own free will, without any force, coercion, or obligation. It typically implies that a person has full control over their actions and is choosing to act in a specific way.
VOLUNTARY definition: done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice. See examples of voluntary used in a sentence.