Word Finder - volunteer

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One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his/her own free will, especially when done without pay.

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One who enters into military service voluntarily, but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations like other soldiers; -- opposed to conscript; specifically, a voluntary member of the organized militia of a country as distinguished from the standing army.

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A person who acts out of his own will without a legal obligation, such as a donor.

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A plant that grows spontaneously, without being cultivated on purpose; see volunteer plant in Wikipedia.

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A native or resident of the American state of Tennessee.

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To enlist oneself as a volunteer.

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To do or offer to do something voluntarily.

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to volunteer for doing the dishes

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To offer, usually unprompted.

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to volunteer an explanation

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To grow without human sowing or intentional cultivation.

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To offer the services of (someone else) to do something.

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My sister volunteered me to do the dishes.

The camp ground was manned on a volunteer basis.

I volunteer to sleep there tonight, if the love of my life is willing to come along.

She turned to Ryland, who looked like he wanted to volunteer for disappearance in the witness protection program.

As I passed by the volunteer resident keeper's site, I saw an elderly couple in lounge chairs by a cold fire pit.

At the last moment he hesitated, but Crispi succeeded in persuading him to sail from Genoa on the 5th of May 1860 with two vessels carrying a volunteer corps of 1070 strong.

He was an enthusiastic and most useful leader of the volunteer movement from its beginning, and a writer, composer and singer of humorous and patriotic songs, some of which, as "The Three Foot Rule" and "They never shall have Gibraltar," became well known far beyond the circle of his acquaintance.

A volunteer force was established in 1904, for service within the Transvaal, or wherever the interests of the country might require.

In fact, if she confronted him now and then, he might be more inclined to volunteer information before she found out about it.

When the relieving force arrived from Madras under Colonel Clive and Admiral Watson, Hastings enrolled himself as a volunteer, and took part in the action which led to the recovery of Calcutta.

The entire trip took just over an hour with the driver, a volunteer from Amarillo, Texas who never stopping his constant drawl of friendly conversation, little of which Dean heard.

In connexion with the last, he made a cruise in the Channel fleet, on board the "Victory," as a volunteer under the command of Admiral Sir Charles Hardy.

There are a military cantonment, the headquarters of the volunteer corps known as the Assam Valley Light Horse; a government high school, a training school for masters; and an aided school for girls.

In 1815 he interrupted his studies at Berlin to serve as a volunteer in the campaign against Napoleon, and was wounded in the battle of Ligny.

When the Civil War broke out, he became a major in a Missouri volunteer regiment and served as chief of staff to Major-General Nathaniel Lyon until the death of that officer.

Entering the navy as a volunteer, he served in the Dutch Wars and became postcaptain in 1673.

At the outbreak of the Civil War he joined the parliamentary army as a volunteer in the artillery, a branch of the service with which he was constantly and honourably associated.

Then the instructor asked for another volunteer.

Fred introduced the woman, another volunteer.

When war seemed imminent volunteers from all parts of Italy, especially from Lombardy, had come pouring into Piedmont to enrol themselves in the army or in the specially raised volunteer corps (the cornrnand of which was given to Garibaldi), and to go to Piedmont became a test of patriotism throughout the country.

Among other public buildings are the assembly rooms, St George's hall, the volunteer drill hall, and the Crichton Institution chapel, completed at a cost of 30,000.

He resigned from the volunteer service in October 1865, was commissioned lieutenant-colonel of the 26th Infantry in March 1867, served in Texas, mostly in garrison duty, until 1874, and in 1886-1890 (except for brief terms of absence) commanded Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and the infantry and cavalry school there.

On the next day the Sixth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry started south for the defence of Washington, and was the first fully armed and equipped volunteer regiment to reach the capital.

At the entry of William and Mary into London he is said to have served as a volunteer trooper "gallantly mounted and richly accoutred."

General Sickles was one of the few successful volunteer generals who served on either side.

Travel expenses would be paid for the volunteer coaches.

The statement was an open invitation but she was several conversations wiser now, and waited for him to volunteer the rest of the story.

Then she added, Every volunteer fire buck and EMT has a noise on his wheels.

But I guess there's no reason to volunteer the information to her.

The state furnished four regiments (a total of 5313 officers and men)' to the volunteer army during the Spanish-American War (1898),(1898), the service of the 13th Regiment for more than a year in the Philippines being particularly notable.

A wave of military enthusiasm arose throughout the empire, and as the formation of a seventh division practically drained the mother-country of trained men, a scheme for the employment of amateur soldiers was formulated, resulting in the despatch of Imperial Yeomanry and Volunteer contingents, which proved one of the most striking features of the South African campaign.

In 1792 he took part as a volunteer in the campaign of Champagne; in 1793 he assumed, in conformity with the Revolutionary fashion, the pre-name of Atticus, and became secretary to Claviere, then finance minister.

He* went to the Spanish War as a volunteer against the urgent wishes of his political advisers, and in spite of the protests of some of his best and most intimate friends.

There is also a volunteer naval force.

If the bride-to-be likes to volunteer to help good causes, consider inviting all of her friends for a joint volunteer effort to maximize herr good efforts.

A'Ran was uncertain what to expect but found himself disappointed she didn't instantly volunteer to stay.

After a period of vacillation he deserted Louis and joined the Holy League, which had been formed to expel the French from Italy; but unable to raise troops, he served with the English forces as a volunteer and shared in the victory gained over the French at the battle of the Spurs near Therouanne on the 16th of August 1513.

On being released, the young count obtained leave to accompany as a volunteer the French expedition to Corsica.

The volunteer forces consist of the Rangoon Port Defence Volunteers, comprising artillery, naval, and engineer corps, the Moulmein artillery, the Moulmein, Rangoon, Railway and Upper Burma rifles.

He served in the Civil War, on the Union side, from 1862 to 1865, rising in the volunteer service to the regular rank of colonel and the brevet rank of brigadier-general, and, after December 1863, acted as one of the officers of the coloured troops commanded by General William Birney.

A great volunteer opportunity related to your faith.

Take a community education class, join the chamber of commerce, or volunteer for the arts council; whatever your interest, there's sure to be an activity to meet your needs.

If you like socializing, become a volunteer with an organization that does fundraising events that singles would attend.

This organization is a volunteer run, community based, non-profit site.

At the start of the training, the instructor asked for a volunteer.

The instructor brought the volunteer up to the front of the class, asked an easy question, and gave the volunteer a gift.

Again, he brought the volunteer up to the front of the class, asked an easy question, and gave the volunteer a gift.

Volunteer to be on a fundraising committee.

There are lots of co-ed activities from bowling to humanitarian volunteer work, but the key is to do things that you actually enjoy.

If you are looking to bulk up your résumé, take a look at job boards for start-up ezines looking for volunteer contributors.

If you're just starting out, you may want to volunteer your services for a worthy non-profit organization in order to get a few samples for prospective clients.