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Volunteerism vs Nationhood - What's the difference?

volunteerism | nationhood |

As nouns the difference between volunteerism and nationhood

is that volunteerism is (us) the reliance on volunteers to perform an important social or educational function while nationhood is the quality of being a nation.

volunteerism

Noun

(-)
  • (US) The reliance on volunteers to perform an important social or educational function.
  • The tendency to volunteer, the activity of volunteering.
  • His volunteerism eventually burned him out.

    See also

    * avocation * voluntarism English words suffixed with -ism

    nationhood

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • the quality of being a nation
  • the fact of achieving national independence or autonomy