voluntary organization

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• Voluntary Organization — ⇡ Voluntary Sector …   Lexikon der Economics

• organization — or‧gan‧i‧za‧tion [ˌɔːgənaɪˈzeɪʆn ǁ ˌɔːrgənə ] also organisation noun 1. [countable] ORGANIZATIONS a company, business, group etc that has been formed for a particular purpose: • a not for profit organization • Federal officials making th …   Financial and business terms

• voluntary — 1 adjective 1 voluntary work/service etc work etc that is done by people who do it because they want to, and without expecting any money for it: When she retired she did a lot of voluntary work for the Red Cross. | on a voluntary basis:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• voluntary — vol|un|ta|ry1 W3 [ˈvɔləntəri US ˈva:lənteri] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(without being paid)¦ 2¦(without being forced)¦ 3¦(movement of the body)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: voluntarius, from voluntas will , from velle to will, wish ] 1.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• voluntary — I UK [ˈvɒlənt(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈvɑlənˌterɪ] adjective ** 1) a voluntary action is done because you choose to do it, and not because you have to Some 30,000 workers took voluntary redundancy. The advertising of alcoholic drinks is regulated by a… …   English dictionary

• voluntary — vol|un|tar|y1 [ valən,teri ] adjective ** 1. ) a voluntary action is done because you choose to do it, and not because you have to: an attractive package to encourage voluntary early retirement The advertising of alcoholic drinks is regulated by… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Voluntary association — A voluntary association or union (also sometimes called a voluntary organization, unincorporated association, or just an association) is a group of individuals who voluntarily enter into an agreement to form a body (or organization) to accomplish …   Wikipedia

• voluntary — [[t]vɒ̱ləntri, AM teri[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ Voluntary actions or activities are done because someone chooses to do them and not because they have been forced to do them. Attention is drawn to a special voluntary course in Commercial French... The… …   English dictionary

• voluntary — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French voluntarie, from Latin voluntarius, from voluntas will, from velle to will, wish more at will Date: 14th century 1. proceeding from the will or from one s own choice or consent 2.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• organization — or|gan|i|za|tion W1S2 also organisation BrE [ˌo:gənaıˈzeıʃən US ˌo:rgənə ] n 1.) a group such as a club or business that has formed for a particular purpose ▪ The public expect high standards from any large organization. ▪ the World Trade… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• voluntary work — is work that you do not get paid for and usually involves doing things to help other people, especially the elderly or the sick, or working on behalf of a charity or similar organization. Most charitable organizations rely on unpaid volunteers,… …   Universalium