volitional

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A planned frolic that features joyful dancing to the compulsive rhythms of a string band forgets that the conditions behind this festivity aren’t volitional.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2022

In other chapters, though, race appears to have a more volitional hue, and people are “black by choice with a recognized right of resignation.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 8, 2021

But exercise is volitional; we can decide, for the most part, whether, when, where, how long, how hard and with whom we will work out.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2021

Spanning the late teens and early 20s, it’s a volitional, transitional period marked by exploration of life and love, work and world views.

From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 2021

It is only through the systematic organization of the emotional dispositions in sentiments that the volitional control of the immediate promptings of the emotions is rendered possible.

From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra