Voluntary - Definition
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