volition
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Her volition and intention don’t matter because an artist who is in on the joke makes hating less fun for the thoughtless critic.
From Salon
They are a family, but they are there of their own volition.
"They have had 15, 20 years in this space to do that of their own volition now, and… it's not enough."
From BBC
Ramaphosa said in a statement that the US had been expected to participate in the G20 meetings, "but unfortunately, it elected not to attend the G20 Leaders Summit in Johannesburg out of its own volition".
From BBC
Whether a person with a major psychiatric disorder can muster the necessary volition to support such an irreversible decision, and whether doctors can reliably determine that a patient’s condition is irremediable, are major question marks.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
