voluntarism

noun
/ˈvɒ.lən.t(ə.)ɹɪ.zəm/UK/ˈvɑ.lən.t(ə.)ɹɪ.zəm/US

Etymology

From voluntary + -ism.

  1. derived from voluntārius
  2. derived from volontaire
  3. inherited from voluntarie
  4. suffixed as voluntarism — “voluntary + ism

Definitions

  1. A reliance on volunteers to support an institution or achieve an end

    A reliance on volunteers to support an institution or achieve an end; volunteerism.

  2. A doctrine that assigns the most dominant position to the will rather than the intellect.

  3. The political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of…

    The political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA