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voluntary

('v/A/l/@/n,t/@/r/i/ )

of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled(adj.all)

Example:
Man is a voluntary agent.
Participation was voluntary.
Voluntary manslaughter.
Voluntary generosity in times of disaster.
Voluntary social workers.
A voluntary confession.

Antonym:
involuntary, nonvoluntary, unvoluntary

source: wordnet30
controlled by individual volition(adj.all)

Example:
Voluntary motions.
Voluntary muscles.

Antonym:
involuntary

source: wordnet30
Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice.(adjective)

source: webster1913

(military) a person who freely enlists for service(noun.person)

Synonym:
military volunteer, volunteer
Antonym:
conscript, draftee, inductee

source: wordnet30
composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance(noun.communication)

source: wordnet30
One who engages in any affair of his own free will; a volunteer.(noun)

source: webster1913

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