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    volition
    /vəˈlɪʃn/

    noun

    • 1. the faculty or power of using one's will: "without conscious volition she backed into her office"

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  2. Volition is the power of choosing or determining, or an act of making a choice or decision. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and phrases of volition from the authoritative source of American English.

  3. Volition is the power to make your own decisions. Learn how to use this formal word in sentences and see synonyms, antonyms, and related words.

  4. noun [ U ] formal us / vəˈlɪʃ. ə n / uk / vəˈlɪʃ. ə n / Add to word list. the power to make your own decisions: The singer wished it to be known that he had left the band (out) of his own volition (= it was his decision). SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Decisions and deciding. ascription. be make or break for someone/something idiom.

  5. Volition definition: the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing. See examples of VOLITION used in a sentence.

  6. Volition is the power or act of deciding something for yourself. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of volition in sentences from Collins English Dictionary.

  7. an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out. type of: choice, option, pick, selection. the act of choosing or selecting. noun. the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention. “"the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith”. synonyms: will.

  8. n. 1. the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of the will: She left of her own volition. 2. the power of willing or choosing; will. 3. a choice or decision made by the will.