volition

(və-lĭsh'ən)
n.

1. The act or an instance of making a conscious choice or decision.
2. A conscious choice or decision.
3. The power or faculty of choosing; the will.

[French, from Medieval Latin volitiō, volitiōn-, from Latin velle, vol-, to wish.]

volitional vo·li'tion·al adj.
volitionally vo·li'tion·al·ly adv.

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noun

The mental faculty by which one deliberately chooses or decides: will. See willing/unwilling.

A mental act of willing or trying, whose presence is sometimes supposed to make the difference between intentional or voluntary action and mere behaviour. The theory that there are such acts is problematic, and the idea that they make the required difference is a case of explaining a phenomenon by citing another that raises exactly the same problem, since the intentional or voluntary nature of the act of volition now needs explanation. See regress.

In decision making, the conscious adoption by an individual of a line of action.

The act or power of willing.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - vilje, villen

idioms:

• of one's own volition    af egen fri vilje

Nederlands (Dutch)
bewuste keus, (vrije) wil

Français (French)
n. - volonté

idioms:

• by one's own volition    de son propre gré
• of one's own volition    de son plein gré

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wille

idioms:

• by one's own volition    aus eigenem Willen, freiwillig
• of one's own volition    aus freiem Willen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βούληση, θέληση, προαίρεση, ελευθερία εκλογής ή απόφασης

idioms:

• of one's own volition    με τη θέλησή μου

Italiano (Italian)
libero arbitrio

idioms:

• of one's own volition    di propria volontý

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vontade (f)

idioms:

• of one's own volition    por sua própria vontade

Русский (Russian)
желание, сила воли

idioms:

• of one's own volition    по доброй воле

Español (Spanish)
n. - volición

idioms:

• by one's own volition    de su propia voluntad, por voluntad propia
• of one's own volition    de su propia voluntad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vilja, viljekraft

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
意志, 决心, 意志力

idioms:

• of one's own volition    自愿

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 意志, 決心, 意志力

idioms:

• of one's own volition    自願

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 의욕, 결단, 의지력

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 意志作用, 決意, 意志

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ارادة, اختيار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רצון, בחירה‬

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