English-Portuguese translations for volition

• volição
• vontade
  O que não lhe posso, realmente, prometer é que se encontre aqui, porque tal não depende da minha vontade.But I absolutely cannot promise that it will be here because that does not depend on my personal volition.
  Dificilmente os cidadãos suecos ou o Parlamento sueco poderiam modificar o Tratado por sua única vontade. It would be difficult for Swedish citizens or the Swedish parliament to amend the Treaty solely of their own volition.
  De facto, será necessário não apenas vontade, palavras bonitas e esperanças piedosas, mas também uma intervenção genuína que questione o nosso actual estilo de vida. In fact, it will take not only volition, fine words and pious hopes, but also genuine action which challenges our present lifestyle.

Definition of volition

• A conscious choice or decision.
• The mental power#Noun|power or ability of choosing#Noun|choosing; the will#Noun|will
• A concept that distinguishes whether or not the subject#Noun|subject or agent intended something

Examples

• Out of all the factors that can influence a person’s decision, none can match the power of his or her own volition

Related words

• volitional
• avolition
• volitive
• volitivity