volition

Meaning

The faculty or power of using one's will; the power of choosing or determining.

The power or faculty of using one's will; the act of making a conscious choice.

Example Sentences

She left the job of her own volition.

She signed the agreement of her own volition.

Example Expressions

of one's own volition

Synonyms

willpower, choice, determination, free will, will, decision

Entry 1

willpower, choice, determination, free will

Entry 2

will, choice, decision, determination, free will

Antonyms

force, compulsion, coercion

Entry 1

force, compulsion, coercion

Entry 2

compulsion, coercion, force

Collocations

own volition, free volition, act of volition, exercise of volition