volition
[noun]
Synonyms: free will, choice, choosing, discretion, preference, will

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Contrasted words: coercion, compulsion, duress, force
Related Words: choice, election, option, selection, desire, preference

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vo‧li‧tion /vəˈlɪʃən $ voʊ-, və-/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: Medieval Latin volitio, from Latin velle; ⇒ voluntary¹]

1. of your own volition formal if you do something of your own volition, you do it because you want to, not because you are forced to:
Helena left the company of her own volition.

2. formal the power to choose or decide something without being forced to do it:
She was without her own volition.

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