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voluntary

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adjective

vol·​un·​tary ˈvä-lən-ˌter-ē How to pronounce voluntary (audio)
1
: proceeding from the will or from one's own choice or consent
a voluntary action
voluntary cooperation
2
: unconstrained by interference : self-determining
a voluntary participant
3
law
a
: done by design or intention : intentional
was convicted of voluntary manslaughter
b
: acting or done of one's own free will without valuable consideration or legal obligation
a voluntary conveyance
4
: of, relating to, subject to, or regulated by the will
voluntary muscle movements
voluntary behavior
5
: having power of free choice
a voluntary agent
6
: provided or supported by voluntary action
a voluntary institution/organization
voluntarily adverb
voluntariness noun

voluntary

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noun

plural voluntaries
1
a
: a prefatory often extemporized musical piece
b
: an improvisatory organ piece played before, during, or after a religious service
2
: one who participates voluntarily
Choose the Right Synonym for voluntary

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.

a voluntary confession

intentional stresses an awareness of an end to be achieved.

the intentional concealment of vital information

deliberate implies full consciousness of the nature of one's act and its consequences.

deliberate acts of sabotage

willing implies a readiness and eagerness to accede to or anticipate the wishes of another.

willing obedience

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
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

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