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The meaning of VOLITION is the power of choosing or determining : will. How to use volition in a sentence. Did you know?
noun. the act of exercising the will. of one's own volition. the faculty or capability of conscious choice, decision, and intention; the will. the resulting choice or resolution. philosophy an act of will as distinguished from the physical movement it intends to bring about.
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) Examples of volition. volition.
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.
2 days ago · 1. the act of exercising the will. of one's own volition. 2. the faculty or capability of conscious choice, decision, and intention; the will. 3. the resulting choice or resolution. 4. philosophy. an act of will as distinguished from the physical movement it intends to bring about.
volition. noun. /vəˈlɪʃn/. /vəʊˈlɪʃn/. [uncountable] (formal) the power to choose something freely or to make your own decisions synonym free will. They left entirely of their own volition (= because they wanted to). Topics Preferences and decisions c2. Word Origin.
