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voluntary
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of VOLUNTARY
1
: done or given because you want to and not because you are forced to : done or given by choice自愿的；主动的 — opposite involuntary
- a voluntary agreement/decision自愿协议/决定
- voluntary retirement自愿退休
- voluntary donations自愿捐赠
- Participation in the program is completely voluntary.参与这个计划完全是自愿的。
- He was charged with voluntary manslaughter.他被指控蓄意谋杀。
2
a : provided or supported by people who do work without being paid靠志愿者提供（或支持）的；志愿者的
- a voluntary [=volunteer] association/organization志愿者协会/组织
b : doing work without being paid无偿的；义务性的；自发的
- She works for the charity on a voluntary basis. [=she works as a volunteer for the charity]她无偿为慈善机构工作。
- (chiefly Brit) Several voluntary workers [=volunteers] help out at the nursing home.几个志愿者在养老院帮忙。
3
: able to be controlled consciously随意的；自主的；可以控制的 — opposite involuntary
- voluntary bodily movements随意的身体活动
- the voluntary muscles that control urination控制排尿的随意肌
vol·un·tary ˈvä-lən-ˌter-ē 
voluntarily adverb
voluntariness noun
plural voluntaries
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Adjective Participation in the program is completely voluntary. He was charged with voluntary manslaughter. the voluntary muscles that control urination
Recent Examples on the Web
Elahe Izadi, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022 Hundreds of them signed a letter to Condé Nast managers requesting voluntary recognition. Elahe Izadi, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 As with any sort of etiquette, compliance is voluntary but suggested. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2022 In fact, before the Environment Act, monitoring sewage pollution was voluntary, not mandatory, for the water companies. Julia Buckley, CNN, 27 Aug. 2022 The government hadn’t previously reported on vaccine recipients’ demographics, because such information sharing is voluntary. Mike Stobbe, Carla K. Johnson And Zeke Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2022 In May, ShadowMachine granted voluntary recognition to a group of organizing production workers that sought to unionize with The Animation Guild. Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Aug. 2022 Over 75% of Film and Television Music Supervisors signed union cards agreeing to have IATSE, on their behalf, petition the AMPTP for voluntary recognition of their union. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 June 2022 Employees are asking for voluntary recognition of their union by Thursday. Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 3 May 2022 Jasmine Browley, Essence, 12 July 2022 In Libya, Muammar Gaddafi voluntary gave up his nuclear program, but that didn’t stop the United States from actively supporting rebels who toppled his regime and savagely killed him. Michael A. Cohen, The New Republic, 25 Jan. 2022 Virginia enacted legislation in 2021 to establish an auto-IRA savings program and the New York state legislature has passed legislation that would amend their law to switch from a voluntary to a mandatory auto-IRA program statewide. Dan Doonan, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021 Danario Green was optimistic about returning to work as a JetBlue flight attendant after taking a five-month voluntary leave earlier in the pandemic. Natalie B. Compton, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Nov. 2020 The actual number of layoffs and furloughs may decrease for both American and United before Oct. 1 because of union agreements and other voluntary buyout negotiations, according to company memos. Anna Kramer, SFChronicle.com, 4 Aug. 2020 For players, that means a certain level of accomplishment or desire for a new contract can be reason to skip the voluntaries. Sam Mellinger, kansascity.com, 20 June 2017 See More
Adjective
Hundreds of them signed a letter to Condé Nast managers requesting voluntary recognition. Elahe Izadi, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022 Hundreds of them signed a letter to Condé Nast managers requesting voluntary recognition. Elahe Izadi, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 As with any sort of etiquette, compliance is voluntary but suggested. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2022 In fact, before the Environment Act, monitoring sewage pollution was voluntary, not mandatory, for the water companies. Julia Buckley, CNN, 27 Aug. 2022 The government hadn’t previously reported on vaccine recipients’ demographics, because such information sharing is voluntary. Mike Stobbe, Carla K. Johnson And Zeke Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2022 In May, ShadowMachine granted voluntary recognition to a group of organizing production workers that sought to unionize with The Animation Guild. Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Aug. 2022 Over 75% of Film and Television Music Supervisors signed union cards agreeing to have IATSE, on their behalf, petition the AMPTP for voluntary recognition of their union. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 June 2022 Employees are asking for voluntary recognition of their union by Thursday. Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 3 May 2022 Noun
Others made the shift into self-employment voluntary after taking the time to evaluate their professional standing. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 12 July 2022 In Libya, Muammar Gaddafi voluntary gave up his nuclear program, but that didn’t stop the United States from actively supporting rebels who toppled his regime and savagely killed him. Michael A. Cohen, The New Republic, 25 Jan. 2022 Virginia enacted legislation in 2021 to establish an auto-IRA savings program and the New York state legislature has passed legislation that would amend their law to switch from a voluntary to a mandatory auto-IRA program statewide. Dan Doonan, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021 Danario Green was optimistic about returning to work as a JetBlue flight attendant after taking a five-month voluntary leave earlier in the pandemic. Natalie B. Compton, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Nov. 2020 The actual number of layoffs and furloughs may decrease for both American and United before Oct. 1 because of union agreements and other voluntary buyout negotiations, according to company memos. Anna Kramer, SFChronicle.com, 4 Aug. 2020 For players, that means a certain level of accomplishment or desire for a new contract can be reason to skip the voluntaries. Sam Mellinger, kansascity.com, 20 June 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, from Anglo-French voluntarie, from Latin voluntarius, from voluntas will, from velle to will, wish — more at will
First Known Use
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4
Noun
1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of voluntary was in the 15th century Phrases Containing voluntary
adjective
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