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
We have outgrown the crude frame of mind which saw direct volitional action in a storm or in the movements of natural forces.
From A Grammar of Freethought by Chapman Cohen
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