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vol·un·ta·rism  (vln-t-rzm)

n.

1. The use of or reliance on voluntary action to maintain an institution, carry out a policy, or achieve an end.

2. A theory or doctrine that regards the will as the fundamental principle of the individual or of the universe.

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volun·ta·rist n.

volun·ta·ristic adj.

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voluntarism [ˈvɒləntəˌrɪzəm]

n

1. (Philosophy) Philosophy the theory that the will rather than the intellect is the ultimate principle of reality

2. a doctrine or system based on voluntary participation in a course of action

3. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) the belief that the state, government, and the law should not interfere with the procedures of collective bargaining and of trade union organization

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) another name for voluntaryism

voluntarist  n & adj

voluntaristic  adj

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voluntarism

any theory that regards the will rather than the intellect as the fundamental agency or principle in human activities and experience, as Nietzscheism. — voluntarist, n. — voluntaristic, adj.

See also: Philosophy

Translations

voluntarism [ˈvɒləntərɪzəm] N → voluntariado m

voluntarism

n no pl → Voluntarismus m