Volunteers

v. offer to do or give something voluntarily; propose, put forward (without being invited to do so); offer that someone else will do or give something voluntarily

n. one who offers his services of his own free will or without pay

For the term "volunteer", see Volunteer. For other uses, see Volunteer (disambiguation). Volunteers is a 1969 album by American psychedelic rock band, Jefferson Airplane. It was controversial at the time because of anti-war messages in the songs. The original title of the album was supposed to be Volunteers of America, but pressure from RCA led to this name being dropped.
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Noun
1. (military) a person who freely enlists for service
(synonym) military volunteer, voluntary
(antonym) draftee, conscript, inductee
(hypernym) serviceman, military man, man, military personnel
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. a person who performs voluntary work
(synonym) unpaid worker
(hypernym) worker
(hyponym) candy striper
Verb
1. tell voluntarily; "He volunteered the information"
(hypernym) inform
2. agree freely; "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it"
(synonym) offer
(hypernym) act, move
3. do volunteer work
(hypernym) work
(derivation) unpaid worker
Adjective
1. without payment; "the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers"; "a volunteer fire department"
(synonym) unpaid, volunteer(a)
(similar) voluntary

Persons who receive a voluntary conveyance.

It is a general rule of the courts of equity that they will not assist a mere volunteer who has a defective conveyance.

Persons who in time of war offer their services to their country and march in its defence.

Their rights and duties are prescribed by the municipal laws of the different states. But when in actual service they are subject to the laws of the United States and the articles of war.
   

This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.

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Mao Sui recommending himself.
Used to describe a person who volunteers his services for a task or post.