VOLUNTARISM


Meaning of VOLUNTARISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvä-lən-tə-ˌri-zəm ]

noun

Date: 1838

1. : the principle or system of doing something by or relying on voluntary action or volunteers

2. : a theory that conceives will to be the dominant factor in experience or in the world

• vol·un·ta·rist -rist noun

• vol·un·ta·ris·tic ˌvä-lən-tə-ˈris-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.