voluntary migration

collocation in English

meaningsofvoluntaryandmigration

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withmigration.
voluntary
adjective
uk
/ˈvɒl.ən.tər.i/us
/ˈvɑː.lən.ter.i/
done, made, or given willingly, without being forced or paid to ...
See more atvoluntary
migration
noun[C or U]
uk
/maɪˈɡreɪ.ʃən/us
/maɪˈɡreɪ.ʃən/
the process of animals travelling to a different place, usually when the ...
See more atmigration

(Definition ofvoluntaryandmigrationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvoluntary migration

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
There are several types ofvoluntarymigration, including emigration for professional or economic reasons and family reunification.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Taken in isolation, public pensions therefore create a barrier forvoluntarymigration, even where it would be beneficial in terms of an optimal factor re-allocation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The expansion of migration from overland to overseas, and the transformation of forced migration intovoluntarymigrationhave motivated me to seek an answer to the questions raised above.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I might perhaps add that no othervoluntarymigrationsociety is in receipt of such a grant-in-aid.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In the last ten years there has been an unprecedented rise in forced andvoluntarymigrationworldwide.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Sometimes they are there because they have come in throughvoluntarymigration, occasionally they are there as the result of compulsory migration.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We want to know, is it avoluntarymigration?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It had two sections: one forvoluntarymigration, the other for enforced deportation.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
It is critical to distinguish human trafficking, which is a violation of human rights, fromvoluntarymigration.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The research is increasingly cited by new international researchers and artists exploring the experience ofvoluntarymigration.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Although the phenomenological research onvoluntarymigrationneeds further critique, the first research does suggest that the world community may in fact be entering an age of global homelessness.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofvoluntary
Go to the definition ofmigration
See other collocations withmigration