volunteerism

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noun

Reliance on volunteers to perform a social or educational function.

“His volunteerism eventually burned him out.”

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Meanings

nounvolunteerism (countable and uncountable, plural volunteerisms)

plural volunteerisms

  1. UScountableuncountableReliance on volunteers to perform a social or educational function.
  2. countableuncountableThe tendency to volunteer; the activity of volunteering.

    His volunteerism eventually burned him out.

Origin

From volunteer + -ism.

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Translations

Finnish vapaaehtoistyö
  • vapaaehtoistyötendency to volunteer
Greek εθελοντισμός
  • εθελοντισμός (ethelontismós)tendency to volunteer
Hungarian önkénteskedés, önkéntesség
  • önkénteskedéstendency to volunteer
  • önkéntességtendency to volunteer
Romanian voluntariat
  • voluntariattendency to volunteer
Russian волонтёрство
  • волонтёрство (volontjórstvo)tendency to volunteer
Cite this entry
APA

volunteerism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volunteerism

MLA

“volunteerism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volunteerism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “volunteerism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volunteerism.

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