voluntary worker
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voluntary — I UK [ˈvɒlənt(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈvɑlənˌterɪ] adjective ** 1) a voluntary action is done because you choose to do it, and not because you have to Some 30,000 workers took voluntary redundancy. The advertising of alcoholic drinks is regulated by a… … English dictionary
voluntary — vol|un|tar|y1 [ valən,teri ] adjective ** 1. ) a voluntary action is done because you choose to do it, and not because you have to: an attractive package to encourage voluntary early retirement The advertising of alcoholic drinks is regulated by… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
voluntary — [[t]vɒ̱ləntri, AM teri[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ Voluntary actions or activities are done because someone chooses to do them and not because they have been forced to do them. Attention is drawn to a special voluntary course in Commercial French... The… … English dictionary
voluntary — 1 adjective 1 voluntary work/service etc work etc that is done by people who do it because they want to, and without expecting any money for it: When she retired she did a lot of voluntary work for the Red Cross. | on a voluntary basis:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Worker cooperative — A worker coperative is a cooperative owned and democratically controlled by its employees. There are no outside or consumer owners in a worker coperative only the workers own shares of the business.Definition of worker cooperativeThere are many… … Wikipedia
worker — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good, hard, willing ▪ productive ▪ fast, quick ▪ methodical, steady … Collocations dictionary
voluntary — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ completely, entirely, purely, strictly ▪ T … Collocations dictionary
Monica Gallagher (community worker) — Dame Monica Josephine Gallagher, DBE, DSG (born 1922) is an Australian community worker and church activist. She has been associated with church and other community groups in her voluntary work. Her positions have included associate member of the … Wikipedia
unpaid worker — noun a person who performs voluntary work • Syn: ↑volunteer • Derivationally related forms: ↑volunteer (for: ↑volunteer) • Hypernyms: ↑worker … Useful english dictionary
clockless worker — n. An employee who is willing to work at any time, day or night. Example Citation: The New Economy has set many formerly 9 to 5 companies on a slippery slope that has employees working late, then into the night, then all night. In most offices,… … New words
