Voluntariness
n.thoughtful, resilientformal
What it means
The condition of acting through free choice without coercion.
Reach for it when assessing whether consent or participation genuinely arose from free choice
The interviewer confirmed the voluntariness of every participant's consent.
Choose between these
5- everyday
free choice
accessible language is needed for autonomy
not when Available choices can still be coercively limited.
- warm
positive readiness is the relevant feeling
not when Willingness may result from social pressure.
- professional
informed agreement authorizes a specific act
not when Consent has requirements beyond voluntariness.
- professional
self-direction
someone steers their own actions
not when Self-direction can operate within mandatory participation.
- formal
broader control over personal decisions is central
not when Autonomy includes capacity and information, not only freedom.
Said against
3- coercion
- compulsion
- duress
It naturally appears in
3- ensure voluntariness
Private enrollment helps ensure voluntariness in the workplace study.
- voluntariness of consent
The reviewer questioned the voluntariness of consent given before surgery.
- genuine voluntariness
Genuine voluntariness requires a realistic option to refuse.
The word family
2Where this comes from
- Wiktionary, English noun, quality of being voluntary sense opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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