Students should feel able to voice their opinions. voice your feelings and opinions (WITHOUT out ): ‘I’m not just voicing my own opinions - we all feel the same.’ ‘Whenever one of us voices the slightest disapproval, the chairman takes offence.’ voluntary The hospital could not operate without voluntaries.
The hospital could not operate without voluntary helpers. In my opinion, these young voluntaries should be congratulated.
In my opinion, these young volunteers should be congratulated. Voluntary is an adjective (NOT a noun). It describes someone who agrees to work without being paid, or work that is not paid: ‘On Saturdays she does voluntary work at an old people’s home.’ The noun is volunteer = someone who decides to do something when they are not forced to do it: ‘I need three volunteers to help me move the piano:’ vote 1
Next year a new president will be voted.
Next year a new president will be elected. On the day of the vote, they couldn’t be bothered to go and vote.
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On the day of the election, they couldn’t be bothered to go and vote. vote = show which person or which course of action you prefer, especially by marking a piece of paper or raising your hand: ‘Who will you be voting for at the next election?’ ‘Fifty-three per cent of Danes voted in favour of the Maastricht treaty.’ elect = choose a leader or representative by voting: ‘Roman Catholic cardinals are meeting at the Vatican to elect a new Pope.’ ‘Williams was elected with a clear majority.’ election = an occasion when people vote: ‘Who’s going to win the next election?’
