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voluntold 

Voluntold is the past tense of voluntell. To "voluntell" someone to volunteer them to do something without having that subject's prior approval. The situation most frequently occurs in situations with large numbers of volunteers who don't have specific duties within the area they have volunteered. The situation also occurs in small group situations in which someone is required to volunteer for a task but nobody raises their hand. They thus become "voluntold" to do the task by the group leader.
I didn't feel like volunteering to join the cooking staff, so the director voluntold me I had to do it.
voluntold by outhouse April 22, 2009

voluntold 

Being told what to do but made to look like you volunteered.
I was voluntold to drive grandma to bingo.
voluntold by D1toNV February 4, 2010

voluntold 

being involuntarily volunteered to perform a job or task as a result of being absent from a business meeting
I was unable to attend the staff meeting this morning and, as a consequence, I was "voluntold" to take on the responsibility for completing several critical assignments
voluntold by csachs22 January 19, 2011

Voluntold 

to be volunteered, usually by your wife, for an undesirable task that you must grin and bare.
I was voluntold to drive my inlaws to the airport at 3:30 am
Voluntold by lydymama June 23, 2011

Voluntold 

When a situation that calls for a volunteer arises and somebody forcibly volunteers somebody else without their permission and/or knowledge. You are volunteered, but it is not you volunteering yourself.
I was planning on getting laid tonight, but instead got voluntold by my brother to cook dinner for my family. Of course, I was not told this until I was just about to leave.
Voluntold by kukluxFlan September 26, 2014

Voluntold 

Being volunteered to do an activity by an authoritative figure without your knowledge, without your consent, or you just plain don't want to do it
I was planning on playing video games all day, but my mom voluntold me to help out at the homeless shelter. FML
Voluntold by MuchosGroceries February 5, 2015