noun
- the power of choosing or determining; the exercise of one’s own will
Usage: formal
Examples
- She left the job of her own volition, not because she was fired.
- The decision was made entirely through his own volition.
- Acting on volition rather than impulse requires careful thought.
- The contract stated that participation was based on individual volition.
- He questioned whether humans truly have free volition or are controlled by fate.
- The therapy helped her regain a sense of personal volition after the trauma.