VOLUNTEER
Volunteer
Volunteer, often abbreviated Vol., is a term used by a number of Irish republican paramilitary organisations to describe their members. Among these have been the various forms of the Irish Republican Army and the Irish National Liberation Army . Óglach is the equivalent title used in the Irish language.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Volunteer (Irish republican)
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volunteer
Noun
- One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his/her own free will, especially when done without pay.
- 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.
- A person who acts out of his own will without a legal obligation, such as a donor.
- A plant that grows spontaneously, without being cultivated on purpose; see in Wikipedia.
- A native or resident of the American state of Tennessee.
Verb
- To enlist oneself as a volunteer.
- To do or offer to do something voluntarily.
- To grow without human sowing or intentional cultivation.
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