volunteerism

English

Etymology

volunteer +‎ -ism

Noun

volunteerism (countable and uncountable, plural volunteerisms)

(US) Reliance on volunteers to perform a social or educational function.
The tendency to volunteer; the activity of volunteering.
His volunteerism eventually burned him out.

Translations

tendency to volunteer

Finnish: vapaaehtoistyö (fi)
Greek: εθελοντισμός (el) m (ethelontismós)

Hungarian: önkénteskedés, önkéntesség
Romanian: voluntariat (ro) n

See also

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