vōˈlishən noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Medieval Latin volition-, volitio, from Latin vol- (stem of velle to will, wish) + -ition-, -itio (as in Latin position-, positio position) — more at will
1. : the act of willing or choosing : the act of deciding (as on a course of action or an end to be striven for) : the exercise of the will
followed my father of my own volition — C.H.Marshall
our children do not seek school of their own volition nor do they remain there willingly — C.H.Grandgent
without my volition … I have become involved in something malignant — C.B.Kelland
2. : the termination of an act or exercise of choosing or willing : a state of decision or choice
3. : the power of willing or determining : will
she marshaled her volition , all her self-control and strength, to shout — Arnold Bennett
the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt — George Meredith
orders his people not as automatons, but as characters moved by their own volition — P.E.More