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volunteered 

What happens to you when your boss forces you to volunteer for something
"I hate my job. My boss totally volunteered me to do the budget"
volunteered by ScottG April 16, 2007
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voluntear 

Refers to either:
(1) Work performed for free because some tearful moocher came "bawling 'n' blubbering" to you with some "poor poor pitiful me" sob-story about being in an emergency with no money to pay anyone to help him get out of it, or
(2) Work performed for free that absolutely "bores you to tears".
That old miser on his fancy estate has been snookering soft-hearted dim-wits into helping him for free for years now, but I hear that a lot of them have finally gotten wise to him --- zheeeesh, how many naive-minded voluntears does he think actually exist in his local area???
voluntear by QuacksO June 11, 2018

voluntavery 

-noun

1. uncompensated labor in the guise of volunteerism

2. mandatory volunteer work required for the successful completion of certain benchmarks in post-secondary school

3. indentured servitude that graduate professional students are subject to every semester

see also: clinicals, interns
Student 1: "So, what are you doing this summer?"

Student 2: "Being peddled into voluntavery at the occupational therapy department at the Medical Center."
voluntavery by L.L. Mall October 12, 2019

Voluntear 

To summon or release a tear on purpose, usually for dramatic, social, or empathetic effect.
The teacher said late work won't be accepted without a compelling reason, so I volunteared.
Voluntear by NotSoFr0sty April 19, 2025

Voluntas Rex

Latin for "The king's will", or β€œThe will of the king”.

"Voluntas" translates to will, desire, or intention. "Rex" meaning "king", or "ruler".
"Solum legem suam sequitur – Voluntas Rex".
Voluntas Rex by Latin translation October 29, 2025