"army volunteer" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-army volunteer.ogg [Australia] Forms: army volunteers [present, singular, third-person], army volunteering [participle, present], army volunteered [participle, past], army volunteered [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} army volunteer (third-person singular simple present army volunteers, present participle army volunteering, simple past and past participle army volunteered)
  1. (idiomatic, rare) To make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do. Tags: idiomatic, rare Synonyms: army-volunteer, press into service
    Sense id: en-army_volunteer-en-verb-BfRlvbJy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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