unpaid volunteer

collocation in English

meaningsofunpaidandvolunteer

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unpaid
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈpeɪd/us
/ʌnˈpeɪd/
An unpaid debt, tax, etc. has not ...
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volunteer
noun[C]
uk
/ˌvɒl.ənˈtɪər/us
/ˌvɑː.lənˈtɪr/
a person who does something, especially helping other people, willingly and without being forced or paid to ...
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(Definition ofunpaidandvolunteerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The colonial military forces includedunpaidvolunteermilitia, paid citizen soldiers, and a small permanent component.
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She started as anunpaidvolunteer/ intern but and now as a full-time paid employee.
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This militia, a partially paid force, was established in the metropolitan areas of the colony, whileunpaidvolunteerunits continued to exist in rural areas.
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The appointee is anunpaidvolunteer.
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Each delegate to the convention is anunpaidvolunteerwho pledges in writing to advocate for 80-20s endorsed candidate.
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The subjects were recruited as unpaid volunteers with appropriate informed consent.
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Most of the long-term systems implemented to date are funded solely through charitable donations of second-hand bicycles, usingunpaidvolunteerlabour to maintain, and administer the bicycle fleet.
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Most day-to-day administrative tasks are conducted by a team ofunpaidvolunteermembers, who have been given varying degrees of moderation privileges in the forums.
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Its website states that it has five part-time unpaid volunteers who monitor the media.
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Those who administer charities are usually unpaid volunteers.
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No one doubts the generosity of those unpaid volunteers under normal circumstances.
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Why should the unpaid volunteers be treated differently and less well than the others?
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It has harnessed the work of unpaid volunteers and provides a wonderful programme of activities.
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Special constables are unpaid volunteers who serve as police officers in their spare time.
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The air cadets have many hard-working and unpaid volunteers.
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Special constables are unpaid volunteers, but they are eligible to receive a number of benefits.
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Up to date information as to the number of unpaid volunteers is not available.
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I remind her that parish councillors are unpaid volunteers.
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Many of these appointments are unpaid volunteers.
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