Look up: voluntary

1. voluntary
   [Adjective] When you choose to do something and are not made to do it.
   Example: Jim's dad did voluntary work for Oxfam in his spare time.
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary
   
   
2. voluntary
   [adj] - (physiology) controlled by individual volition 2. [adj] - of your own free will or design 3. [n] - composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a service or performance
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3. Voluntary
   Refers to activities of the body (or muscles) that are under conscious control, e.g., lifting the hand, moving the legs, etc.
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4. Voluntary
   Voluntary: Done in accordance with the conscious will of the individual. The opposite of involuntary. The terms "voluntary" and "involuntary" apply to the human nervous system and its control over muscles. The nervous system is divided into two parts -- somatic and autonomic. The somatic nervous system operates muscles that are under voluntary cont …
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5. Voluntary
   Something is voluntary when it is entered into without compulsion, as a result of the free choice of the person(s) concerned
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6. Voluntary
   Vol"un·ta·ry adjective [ Latin voluntarius , from voluntas will, choice, from the root of velle to will, present participle volens ; akin to English will : confer French volontaire , Of. also voluntaire . See Will , transitive verb , and confer Benevolent , Volition , Volunteer .] 1. P …
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7. Voluntary
   Vol"un·ta·ry noun ; plural Voluntaries 1. One who engages in any affair of his own free will; a volunteer. [ R.] Shak. 2. (Mus.) A piece played by a musician, often extemporarily, according to his fancy; specifically, an organ solo played before, during, or after divine service. 3. (Eccl.) One who advocates voluntaryism.
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8. voluntary
   Accomplished in accordance with the will. ... Origin: L. Voluntas = will ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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9. voluntary
   noun composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance
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10. voluntary
    (vol´әn-tar″e) under the control of someone's will.
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11. Voluntary
    • (n.) One who engages in any affair of his own free will; a volunteer. • (v. t.) Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice. • (v. t.) Free; without compulsion; according to the will, consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration; gratuitous; without valuable consideration. • (n.) A piece played by ...
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12. voluntary
    (L. voluntas will) accomplished in accordance with the will.
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13. voluntary
    voluntary 1. Of feelings, etc.; arising or developing in the mind without external constraint; having a purely spontaneous origin or character. 2. Of actions performed or done of one’s own free will, impulse, or choice; not constrained, prompted, or suggested by another.
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14. voluntary
    
    1. a person who freely enlist for military service
    2. composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a service or performance
    
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