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VOLITION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of making a choice
Example:
followed my father of my own volition
Synonyms:
volition; willing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("volition" is a kind of...):
choice; option; pick; selection (the act of choosing or selecting)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "volition"):
intention (an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out)
Derivation:
volitional (with deliberate intention)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
Example:
the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt
Synonyms:
volition; will
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("volition" is a kind of...):
faculty; mental faculty; module (one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "volition"):
velleity (volition in its weakest form)
Derivation:
volitional (with deliberate intention)
