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voluntarily

[vol-uhn-tair-uh-lee, vol-uhn-ter-]

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adverb

of one’s own accord or by free choice.
Students were mostly attending the sessions voluntarily, so they were reasonably well-behaved.
by volunteers, or in a way that depends on voluntary action.
The Political Science Club is a politically neutral and voluntarily operated nonprofit organization.

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Other Word Forms

unvoluntarily adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of voluntarily¹

voluntary ( def. ) + -ly

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He eventually brokered a settlement, allowing Rose to voluntarily accept banishment for life in return for no further punishment.

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On Monday, the university issued an update which stated 151 staff had voluntarily resigned, meaning 69 full-time equivalent job losses would now be needed for it to meet its target.

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Four had previous removal orders and have already been expelled back to Mexico; two others agreed to return to Mexico voluntarily.

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In a comment directed at Rwanda, Congolese government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya said that "one cannot continually and voluntarily violate the principles that underpin our regional institutions and claim to want to preside over them".

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BBC News NI understands that 30 of the individuals arrested elected to leave the UK voluntarily.

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Volund voluntarism

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