What is "voluntary" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does voluntary mean in English? Meaning of voluntary definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "voluntary" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "voluntary": (military) a person who freely enlists for service

Noun

  • Meaning: (military) a person who freely enlists for service
  • Synonyms: military volunteer voluntary volunteer
  • Hypernyms: man military man military personnel serviceman
  • Antonyms: conscript draftee inductee
  • Meaning of "voluntary": of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled

    Adjective

  • Meaning: of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled
  • Example: man is a voluntary agent participation was voluntary voluntary manslaughter voluntary generosity in times of disaster voluntary social workers a voluntary confession
  • Synonyms: voluntary
  • Antonyms: involuntary nonvoluntary unvoluntary
  • Similar: freewill self-imposed uncoerced unforced unpaid volunteer wilful willful willing
  • Also see: conscious intended willing
  • Meaning of "voluntary": composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance

    Noun

  • Meaning: composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance
  • Synonyms: voluntary
  • Hyponyms: postlude
  • Hypernyms: solo
  • Meaning of "voluntary": controlled by individual volition

    Adjective

  • Meaning: controlled by individual volition
  • Example: voluntary motions voluntary muscles
  • Synonyms: voluntary
  • Antonyms: involuntary
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    voluntary in English: voluntary
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