the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition"
a conscious decision and resolution to act
a preference resulting in a decision
The exercise of "to want" aimed towards a defined result or target.
Exercise of the will; conscious or deliberate decision.
( Latin velle, to be willing, to wish, to will --whence voluntary, volunteer, benevolent, malevolent, etc). 1. the ability, power or faculty of using the will. 2. an exercise of the will (including "will not"); any conscious, deliberate act; attention, intention, initiative, purpose, decision, choice.
Volition is the study of will, choice, and decision. One of the three primary human psychological faculties (the other two being feeling or affect, and thinking), volition is the least conscious of the three. Volition can be extroverted, as in the will to change the surrounding world (environment), or introverted, as in the will to change oneself or believe/accept something.