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Meaning of voluntary

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  voluntary
      adj 1: 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" [ant:
             {involuntary}, {nonvoluntary}, {unvoluntary}]
      2: controlled by individual volition; "voluntary motions";
         "voluntary muscles" [ant: {involuntary}]
      n 1: (military) a person who freely enlists for service [syn:
           {volunteer}, {military volunteer}, {voluntary}] [ant:
           {conscript}, {draftee}, {inductee}]
      2: composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument
         (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious
         service or musical performance

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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