volunteerism
English
noun
Definitions
- (US) Reliance on volunteers to perform a social or educational function.
- The tendency to volunteer; the activity of volunteering.
Etymology
Suffix from English volunteer.
Origin
English
volunteer
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- vollie English
- voluntary English
- volunteer English
- volunteeristic English
- ボランティア Japanese
- बलमटेर Hindi
- bolunter Cebuano
- bolunterismo Cebuano
- bolunturismo Cebuano
- voluntaire Middle French
- voluntia Tok Pisin