Voluntarism
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈvɒ.lən.t(ə.)ɹɪ.zəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Voluntarism is a noun meaning (US) A reliance on volunteers to support an institution or achieve an end; volunteerism.
Meaning
(US) A reliance on volunteers to support an institution or achieve an end; volunteerism.
More Meanings
- (philosophy) A doctrine that assigns the most dominant position to the will rather than the intellect.
- (politics) The political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature.
Word Forms
- voluntarisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include volunteer, volunteerism, resoluteness, determination, voluntariness, voluntary.
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