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==Etymology==
[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French voluntarie, from [[Latin]] voluntarius, from voluntas will, from velle to will, wish
*Date: [https://www.wikpedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
*1 : proceeding from the [[Free will|will]] or from one's own [[choice]] or consent
*2 : unconstrained by [[interference]] : self-determining
*3 : done by [[design]] or intention : [[intentional]] <voluntary manslaughter>
*4 : of, relating to, subject to, or regulated by the will <voluntary [[behavior]]>
*5 : having [[power]] of free choice
*6 : provided or supported by voluntary [[action]] <a voluntary [[organization]]>
*7 : acting or done of one's own [[free will]] without valuable [[consideration]] or [[legal]] obligation
==Synonyms==
[[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>.
Volunteering is the [[practice]] of people [[working]] on behalf of others or a particular [[cause]] without [[payment]] for their [[time]] and [[service]]s. Volunteering is generally considered an [[altruistic]] activity, intended to promote [[good]] or improve [[human]] [[quality]] of life, but people also volunteer for their own skill [[development]], to meet others, to make contacts for possible employment, to have fun, and a variety of other reasons that could be considered self-serving.
Volunteering is the [[practice]] of people [[working]] on behalf of others or a particular [[cause]] without [[payment]] for their [[time]] and [[service]]s. Volunteering is generally considered an [[altruistic]] activity, intended to promote [[good]] or improve [[human]] [[quality]] of life, but people also volunteer for their own skill [[development]], to meet others, to make contacts for possible employment, to have fun, and a variety of other reasons that could be considered self-serving.