April 1967 the municipalities Homberg-Bracht-Bellscheidt and Meiersberg voluntarily merged to be Gemeinde Homberg-Meiersberg.

The Home Office offered money to police authorities that decided to voluntarily merge ahead of schedule, and was consequently accused of attempting to "bribe" unwilling Chief Constables into compliance.

In 1929 Feuerbach merged voluntarily with the neighboring community of modern-day Stuttgart-Weilimdorf.

Not surprisingly this reorganisation was of some concern to branch activists, and prompted a number of neighbouring branches to voluntarily merge in order to pre-empt any action from the centre.

The Jhalore Nawabs established themselves quickly, and ruled Palanpur for the next 330 years, stepping down after becoming one of the first princely states to voluntarily merge with the Indian Union in 1948.

"The Devil's Dozen" were 13 scientists-enthusiasts who voluntarily merged themselves with the machines becoming cyborgs.

The communities in question voluntarily merged to pool their resources and bring about a unified administration.

As part of Hesse's municipal reforms, the constituent communities of Erda, Hohensolms and Ahrdt first merged voluntarily in 1972, followed a few months later by Großaltenstädten.

Gerresheim merged voluntarily with Düsseldorf in 1909.

It is not just Scottish nationalist members who see a day when Scotland, which voluntarily merged its parliament with England's in 1707, a century after the crowns were united, will break away, dissolving Britain.