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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVoluntary organization
/ˈvɒl.ən.tər.i ˌɔː.ɡən.aɪˈzeɪ.shən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An association or group established and operated voluntarily by its members for reasons other than achieving financial profit, typically serving a social, cultural, or charitable purpose.
"The local voluntary organization provides free after-school tutoring for underprivileged children." - 2
A non-profit body whose membership and activities are driven by unpaid volunteers rather than salaried employees.
"Many environmental conservation projects are run entirely as voluntary organizations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'voluntary' (from Latin 'voluntarius', meaning 'of one's free will', from 'voluntas' meaning will) and 'organization' (from late medieval Latin 'organizare', rooted in Greek 'organon' meaning instrument or tool). The compound term emerged in the 19th century alongside the rise of civil society movements and mutual aid associations in Britain and America.
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organisation bénévolente
Transliteration: or-ɡa-ni-za-sjɔ̃ be-ne-vɔ-lɑ̃t
"Cette organisation bénévolente aide les sans-abri."
Freiwilligenorganisation
Transliteration: fʁaɪ̯ˌvɪlɪɡn̩ʔɔʁɡanizaˈtsi̯oːn
"Eine Freiwilligenorganisation stützt sich auf engagierte Helfer."
organizzazione di volontariato
Transliteration: or-ɡa-ni-dza-tsjo-ne di vo-lon-ta-rja-to
"L'associazione è una nota organizzazione di volontariato."
organización voluntaria
Transliteration: oɾ.ɣa.ni.zaˈsjon bo.lunˈta.ɾja
"Trabaja como voluntario en una organización voluntaria local."
organização voluntária
Transliteration: oɾ.ɡɐ.ni.zɐˈsãw vo.lũˈta.ɾjɐ
"A organização voluntária promove eventos beneficentes."
स्वयंसेवी संगठन
Transliteration: swayamsevi sangathan
"यह स्वयंसेवी संगठन समाज की भलाई के लिए काम करता है।"
志愿组织
Transliteration: zhì yuàn zǔ zhī
"这家志愿组织为社区提供免费服务。"
자원봉사 단체
Transliteration: jawonbongsa danche
"그 자원봉사 단체는 지역 사회를 돕습니다."
ボランティア団体
Transliteration: borantia dantai
"ボランティア団体が災害復旧を支援する。"
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