Community Service Vocabulary

noun a man who is a member of a committee

• The committeeman was responsible for overseeing the budget allocation for the upcoming project.
• The committeeman always makes sure we have enough snacks at our meetings.
• That committeeman is always on top of things, he never misses a beat.
• He was like a committeeman in his own life, carefully managing and organizing every aspect.

noun a mention or acknowledgment of someone or something deserving of recognition or praise, typically given as an award or in a list of names

• The student received an honorable mention for his research paper at the academic conference.
• She got an honorable mention for her painting in the art exhibition.
• Dude, you totally deserve an honorable mention for that amazing skateboarding trick!
• Although she didn't win the award, being nominated was an honorable mention in itself.

noun A person who has been told to do something voluntarily, but it is not truly voluntary

• She was voluntold to lead the new project by her supervisor.
• I got voluntold to organize the office party next week.
• I hate being voluntold to stay late at work.
• He felt like he was voluntold to be the mediator in their family disputes.

noun cap - a type of headwear worn for various purposes

pronoun one's - belonging to or associated with oneself

preposition in - used to indicate location or position within something

• Being recognized as Employee of the Month was a feather in his cap.
• Winning the science fair was definitely a feather in her cap.
• Scoring the winning goal was a real feather in his cap.
• Graduating with honors was a feather in her cap, symbolizing all her hard work paying off.