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volitional

[voh-lish-uh-nl, vuh-] / voʊˈlɪʃ ə nl, və- /
ADJECTIVE
willing
Synonyms


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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

The words “against the person of another,” she wrote, requires volitional conduct and “demands that the perpetrator direct his action at, or target, another individual.”

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 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

A cognitive faculty without the dynamic of the volitional would be a machine without driving force.

From Monophysitism Past and Present A Study in Christology by Luce, A. A. (Arthur Aston)




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