voluntaristic
- a word derived from voluntarism.
Example Sentences
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For most of its history England was one of the most decentralised and voluntaristic countries in the world—with self-governing cities, powerful local governments, volunteers keeping the show on the road.
From Economist ● Dec. 11, 2014
In a blogpost that analyses the way the Olympics coverage pushed this "voluntaristic" idea that "anyone can do it", Matt Bolton cites the comments of some of Team GB's gold medallists.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 17, 2012
What particularly riles Andreski about Parsons is his "voluntaristic theory of action," which in essence states that to understand behavior it is necessary to take into account men's wishes, beliefs, resources and decisions.
From Time Magazine Archive
This course would constitute a humiliating admission that the voluntaristic Phase III was a mistake from the beginning.
From Time Magazine Archive
Such voluntaristic psychology would clearly belong again to a different division.
From International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics by Various
