volition
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This is the stuff that usually ends in short order with a resignation, either of the member’s own volition or at the speaker’s insistence.
From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026
They are a family, but they are there of their own volition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
Ramaphosa said in a statement that the US had been expected to participate in the G20 meetings, "but unfortunately, it elected not to attend the G20 Leaders Summit in Johannesburg out of its own volition".
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025
McCain left her job as co-host of “The View” of her own volition after a contentious stint on the daytime talk show.
From Salon • Sep. 18, 2025
Without any apparent volition by Cortes, the great city lost at least a third of its population to the epidemic, including Cuitlahuac.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing volition
To Kill a Mockingbird
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The Things They Carried
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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