Participation vs Volunteerism - What's the difference?

participation | volunteerism |


As nouns the difference between participation and volunteerism

is that participation is the act or process of participating while volunteerism is (us) the reliance on volunteers to perform an important social or educational function.

participation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • the act or process of participating
  • the state of being related to a larger whole
  • the process during which individuals, groups and organizations are consulted about or have the opportunity to become actively involved in a project or program of activity.
  • An ownership interest or profit-sharing right.

    • Related terms

    * participate * participant

    volunteerism

    English

    (wikipedia 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