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Volition is defined as the act of using your will to make a conscious decision.

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An example of volition is what someone uses to make a personal decision.

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See volition in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the act of using the will; exercise of the will as in deciding what to do
a conscious or deliberate decision or choice thus made
the power or faculty of using the will

Origin: Fr < ML volitio < L volo, I wish, pres. indic. of velle, to be willing, to will

Related Forms:

volitional adjective
volitionally adverb

See volition in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act or an instance of making a conscious choice or decision.
A conscious choice or decision.
The power or faculty of choosing; the will.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Medieval Latin volitiō, volitiōn-

Origin: , from Latin velle, vol-, to wish; see wel-¹ in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

vo·liˈtion·al adjective

vo·liˈtion·al·ly adverb

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