Definition of "volitive" []

• Of, relating to, or originating in the will. (adjective)
• Expressing a wish or permission. (adjective)

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• "And if you choose to dial into the internet and 'get that news,' that is your volitive choice to initiate, and you can choose to not, and the internet is not forced on you through your walls using the public air and rights-of-way around you."
• "The fact is simply thus: -- _Will_ is _volitive_ in the _first_ persons singular and plural; and simply _declarative_ or _promissory_ in the"
• "_Shall_, on the other hand, is _declaratory_ or _promissory_ in the _first_ person singular and plural; _volitive_ in the _second_ and _third_ singular and plural."