/ vəˈlɪʃn; NAmE ; NAmE also voʊˈl-/ noun
[ U ] ( formal ) the power to choose sth freely or to make your own decisions
SYN free will :
They left entirely of their own volition (= because they wanted to) .
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent. (denoting a decision or choice made after deliberation): from French , or from medieval Latin volitio(n-) , from volo I wish.