noun
voluntarism
Voluntarism (noun) means a reliance on volunteers to support an institution or achieve an end; volunteerism.
noun
1
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 individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature.
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What is the meaning of voluntarism?
"voluntarism" (noun) means a reliance on volunteers to support an institution or achieve an end; volunteerism.
What are the different meanings of voluntarism?
"voluntarism" has 3 main meanings: 1. 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 individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature.