active volunteer

collocation in English

meaningsofactiveandvolunteer

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active
adjective
uk
/ˈæk.tɪv/us
/ˈæk.tɪv/
busy with a ...
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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 ofactiveandvolunteerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Whether the respondent suffered from chronic diseases was not however related to his or her probability of being anactivevolunteer.
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Joseph was a 63-year-old patient who had been anactivevolunteerin his community following retirement from his career.
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Efficiency will be more important than mass, and we accordingly propose to keep theactivevolunteerstrength at about its present total.
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An enormous variety of work aimed at developing a sense of community and shared values is already undertaken in schools, and many colleges have anactivevolunteermovement.
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They have anactivevolunteersupport from some one out of every four members of the adult population.
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Anactivevolunteerboard of directors ran the organization, assisted by a small clerical staff.
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Vo was anactivevolunteerin public and social services.
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Dale is anactivevolunteerand community fundraiser.
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Activevolunteernumbers initially dropped to about 750, but by 2003 had returned to about 1,400.
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There are currently over 2,000activevolunteerfirefighters in the county.
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Parkdale had anactivevolunteerfire department which has since been closed since municipal amalgamation.
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It also has anactivevolunteerprogram.
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Susan is anactivevolunteerat the childrens school and an at-home mom.
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Herman has a city park and anactivevolunteerfire department.
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It has a veryactivevolunteergroup.
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Rodney has long been anactivevolunteer; prior to entering politics, he worked for more than 60 charities, both locally and globally.
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There are more than 200 branches in this country, which are run by 16,000 active volunteers and 330,000 regular supporters.
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In order to use the available facilities to the best advantage, it will again be necessary to confine accommodation at these camps to active volunteers.
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It is very important, because a large number of unemployed people in my constituency are active volunteers.
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It is staffed by more than 20 full-time employees and more than 400 active volunteers.
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