Voluntary can be categorized as a noun and an adjective.
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| voluntary - 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" | ||
| voluntary - controlled by individual volition; "voluntary motions"; "voluntary muscles" | ||
Adverb |
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| voluntary - Voluntarily. | ||
Verb |
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| voluntary - Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice. | ||
| voluntary - 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. | ||
| voluntary - 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. | ||
| voluntary - 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 - Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary agent. | ||
| voluntary - Free; without compulsion; according to the will, consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration; gratuitous; without valuable consideration. | ||
| voluntary - Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church. | ||
Noun |
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| voluntary - composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance | ||
| voluntary - (military) a person who freely enlists for service |
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| 1. | adj. | Man is a voluntary agent. | |
| 2. | adj. | Participation was voluntary. | |
| 3. | adj. | Voluntary manslaughter. | |
| 4. | adj. | Voluntary generosity in times of disaster. | |
| 5. | adj. | Voluntary social workers. | |
| 6. | adj. | A voluntary confession. | |
| 7. | adj. | Voluntary motions. | |
| 8. | adj. | Voluntary muscles. | |
| 9. | adj. | The company appealed for people to take voluntary resignation. | |
| 10. | adj. | That organization depends on voluntary contributions. | |
| 11. | adj. | This organization relies entirely on voluntary donations. | |
| 12. | adj. | He made a voluntary contribution to the school. | |
| 13. | adj. | She did a lot of voluntary work for the Red Cross. | |
| 14. | adj. | That company aims to reduce employee numbers by arranging a lot of retirement money for voluntary redundancies. | |
| 15. | adj. | Participation is voluntary and free of charge. |
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| Man is a voluntary agent. |
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| Participation was voluntary. |
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| Voluntary manslaughter. |
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| Voluntary generosity in times of disaster. |
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| Voluntary social workers. |
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| A voluntary confession. |
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| Voluntary motions. |
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| Voluntary muscles. |
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| The company appealed for people to take voluntary resignation. | |
| That organization depends on voluntary contributions. | |
| This organization relies entirely on voluntary donations. | |
| He made a voluntary contribution to the school. | |
| She did a lot of voluntary work for the Red Cross. | |
| That company aims to reduce employee numbers by arranging a lot of retirement money for voluntary redundancies. | |
| Participation is voluntary and free of charge. | |