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volition

[ voh-lish-uhn, vuh- ]

noun

  1. the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing:

    She left of her own volition.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. a choice or decision made by the will.
  3. the power of willing; will.


volition

/ 惫蓹藞濒瑟蕛蓹苍 /

noun

  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
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 惫辞藞濒颈迟颈辞苍补濒濒测, adverb
  • 惫辞藞濒颈迟颈辞苍补濒, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 惫辞路濒颈路迟颈辞苍路补濒; 惫辞路濒颈路迟颈辞苍路补谤路测 [voh-, lish, -, uh, -ner-ee], adjective
  • 苍辞苍路惫辞路濒颈路迟颈辞苍 noun
  • 蝉耻路辫别谤路惫辞路濒颈路迟颈辞苍 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of volition1

First recorded in 1605鈥15; from Medieval Latin 惫辞濒颈迟颈艒苍- (stem of 惫辞濒颈迟颈艒 ), equivalent to vol- (variant stem of velle 鈥渢o want, wish鈥; will 1 ) + -颈迟颈艒苍- -ition
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of volition1

C17: from Medieval Latin 惫辞濒颈迟颈艒, from Latin vol- as in 惫辞濒艒 I will, present stem of velle to wish
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Synonym Study

See will 2.
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Example Sentences

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His lawyer had argued that he was betrayed by his deputies who had acted on their own volition and hid their wrongdoing from him.

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Spooky Meter: 4/5 This is the only location on our list where the reporter experienced potentially paranormal activity, when a martini glass slid across the table seemingly of its own volition.

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After all, when the social culture changes, it is never of its own volition.

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That leaves 31 members 鈥 19 Republicans and 12 Democrats, 20 of whom were interviewed for this article 鈥 who have decided to leave the House of their own volition, with no electoral pressure to do so.

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"They are all under their own volition and free will to go and do what they think is right for their career," explained Dowson.

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