1. 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.