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n. (person) | 1. military volunteer, voluntary, volunteer | (military) a person who freely enlists for service. |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| ~ military man, serviceman, man, military personnel | someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force.; "two men stood sentry duty" |
n. (communication) | 2. voluntary | composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance. |
| ~ solo | a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment). |
| ~ postlude | a voluntary played at the end of a religious service. |
adj. | 3. voluntary | of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled.; "man is a voluntary agent"; "participation was voluntary"; "voluntary manslaughter"; "voluntary generosity in times of disaster"; "voluntary social workers"; "a voluntary confession" |
| ~ conscious | knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts.; "remained conscious during the operation"; "conscious of his faults"; "became conscious that he was being followed" |
| ~ intended | resulting from one's intentions.; "your intended trip abroad"; "an intended insult" |
| ~ wilful, willful | done by design.; "the insult was intentional"; "willful disobedience" |
| ~ freewill | done of your own accord.; "a freewill offering" |
| ~ self-imposed | voluntarily assumed or endured.; "self-imposed exile" |
| ~ uncoerced, unforced, willing | not brought about by coercion or force.; "the confession was uncoerced" |
| ~ volunteer, unpaid | without payment.; "the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers"; "a volunteer fire department" |
| ~ willing | disposed or inclined toward.; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers" |
adj. | 4. voluntary | controlled by individual volition.; "voluntary motions"; "voluntary muscles" |
| ~ physiology | the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms. |
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