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   volunteer

   /ˌvɒlənˈtɪə/

   noun

   • 1. a person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task: "a call for volunteers to act as foster-parents"
   • ▪ a person who freely enrols for military service rather than being conscripted, especially a member of a force formed by voluntary enrolment and distinct from the regular army.
   • ▪ a plant that has not been deliberately planted.
   • 2. a person who works for an organization without being paid: "the railway is operated solely by volunteers"
   • ▪ a person to whom a voluntary conveyance or disposition is made.

   verb

   • 1. freely offer to do something: "140 employees volunteered for redundancy"
   • ▪ offer (help) freely: "he volunteered his services as a driver for the convoy" Similar offertenderprofferpresentput forwardput upventureOpposite refusewithdraw
   • ▪ say or suggest something without being asked: "it never paid to volunteer information"
   • ▪ commit (someone) to a particular undertaking, typically without consulting them: "he was volunteered for parachute training by friends"
   • 2. work for an organization without being paid: "volunteering is an easy way to get involved in practical conservation" Similar offer one's servicespresent oneselfstep forwardcome forwardmake oneself availableOpposite be conscripted

   Word Origin late 16th century (as a noun, with military reference): from French volontaire ‘voluntary’. The change in the ending was due to association with -eer.

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