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.

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volunteer

Noun

  1. One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his/her own free will, especially when done without pay.
  2. 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.
  3. A person who acts out of his own will without a legal obligation, such as a donor.
  4. A plant that grows spontaneously, without being cultivated on purpose; see in Wikipedia.
  5. A native or resident of the American state of Tennessee.

Verb

  1. To enlist oneself as a volunteer.
  2. To do or offer to do something voluntarily.
  3. To grow without human sowing or intentional cultivation.


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