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as in choice
the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions
oftentimes the dialect we speak is completely beyond our volition
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as in option
the power, right, or opportunity to choose
left the church of her own volition, not because she was excommunicated
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Recent Examples of volition
Several governments, of their own volition, introduced new regulations on trans fats and dietary salt.
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Thomas J. Bollyky, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2012
Other people who come to Korea by their own volition, planned it to some extent.
—Hanna Park, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Indeed, what is happening might be better explained by the field of mimetic theory, which recognizes that imitation can drive decisions, stressing the role of volition and social learning in human arrangements.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
Crushes often emerge of their own volition, as if out of nowhere, or some unseen force, and land on the recipient like an unforeseen weather event.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2024
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Thomas J. Bollyky, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2012
Other people who come to Korea by their own volition, planned it to some extent.
—Hanna Park, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Indeed, what is happening might be better explained by the field of mimetic theory, which recognizes that imitation can drive decisions, stressing the role of volition and social learning in human arrangements.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
Crushes often emerge of their own volition, as if out of nowhere, or some unseen force, and land on the recipient like an unforeseen weather event.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volition
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The narrow definition of who the competition was meant merging two competitors in a market posed a bigger risk to consumers of less choice and potentially higher prices.Alexander Coolidge, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Steichen’s choice to involve Mitchell, who hasn’t done much of anything during his rookie season, on a gadget play of that magnitude with his team’s playoff hopes hanging in the balance is a mistake Steichen will have a hard time living down.Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Christian Dior, which is what Hudson’s appears to be, may be out of your budget, but this is a more viable option that’s even more discounted right now.Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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How to Enable a VPN Kill Switch The kill switch option in Proton VPN.David Nield, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
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This preference is more popular amongst Millennials (67%) compared to Boomers (37%).Gary Drenik, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
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That preference was on display in August last year, when the KMT’s Hsia visited China amid lingering tensions over Pelosi’s visit.Bloomberg.com, Bloomberg.com, 7 Feb. 2023
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“Volition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volition. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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