as in voluntary
done, made, or given with one's own free will
believes in destiny and doubts that most decisions are truly volitional
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Adjective
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Some bar owners had expressed concerns the program would be mandatory or would be used as a cudgel by the city to force changes to their businesses, but Alldredge stressed the program would be voluntary and would largely consist of things bars and restaurants already do.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2025 -
Participation is voluntary, and patients can opt out at any time.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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Within the past couple of years, the group has become a part of Arrowhead Kingdom, an all-volunteer national network of Chiefs fan groups.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2023
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That’s noteworthy for a show based at a high-school auditorium in Litchfield and run by a staff that is almost entirely volunteer, including the show’s star and its producer.—
Susan Dunne,
Hartford Courant,
18 Aug. 2022
Adjective
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By contrast, Keating’s response was a significant escalation of how strongly Democrats are willing to defend McBride — and the dignity of trans people more broadly — in the halls of Congress.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
12 Mar. 2025
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My company, Bright Horizons’ annual survey of 2000 working parents, The Modern Family Index revealed a more emboldened generation of parents, willing to speak up about these challenges.—
Priya Krishnan,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Volitional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volitional. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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