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- 1. the faculty or power of using one's will: "without conscious volition she backed into her office"
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volition | American Dictionary. noun [ U ] fml us / vəˈlɪʃ·ən, voʊ- / Add to word list. the power to make your own decisions: It was announced that he resigned of his own volition (= because he chose to), but I believe he was forced out. (Definition of volition from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
1. : the power of choosing or determining : will. 2. : an act of making a choice or decision. also : a choice or decision made. volitional. vō-ˈli-sh (ə-)nəl. və- adjective. Did you know?
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.
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.
Your volition is the power you have to decide something for yourself. [ formal ] We like to think that everything we do and everything we think is a product of our volition.
Volition definition: the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing. See examples of VOLITION used in a sentence.
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.
Definition of volition noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
VOLITION definition: the power to make your own decisions: . Learn more.
Volition Definition. və-lĭshən. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Filter. noun. The act of using the will; exercise of the will as in deciding what to do. Webster's New World. A conscious or deliberate decision or choice thus made. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
