Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Endowed with freedom of the will.
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Examples
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The founding glue of our nation is that free-willed individuals can, and should, be free to live life as they see fit.
Rep. Louise Slaughter: Equality Is Choice Rep. Louise Slaughter 2011
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The founding glue of our nation is that free-willed individuals can, and should, be free to live life as they see fit.
Rep. Louise Slaughter: Equality Is Choice Rep. Louise Slaughter 2011
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Why is any more "metaphysical speculation" required than observed quantum effects, to explain a "not physically contrained" "libertarian free-willed" choice that a choice-making being might appear to have?
Bunny and a Book 2008
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Why is any more "metaphysical speculation" required than observed quantum effects, to explain a "not physically contrained" "libertarian free-willed" choice that a choice-making being might appear to have?
Bunny and a Book 2008
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Synopsis: Michiko is a free-willed “sexy diva” who destroys a supposedly inescapable fortress, while Hatchin is a girl fleeing her strict foster parents.
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In the case of snake oil, "the shill," a supposedly free-willed person from the crowd, steps forward to sing the praises of the Rattlesnake King's potion.
Todd Paglia: The Sustainable Forestry Initiative's Greenwash: Snake Oil for the 21st Century Todd Paglia 2010
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Sure, he's probably keen to be seen as strong and free-willed by his domestic audience.
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Problems arise in that most sheeple, usually but not always white, have no idea that they ARE one, believing themselves instead to be free-willed in all of the most important aspects of life and damned lucky to be an American.
Ovis aries humanus 2009
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A free-willed person could stick a baby in a roaring furnace, or shoot dead 2000 people a day, or say something hurtful, etc.
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Sure, he's probably keen to be seen as strong and free-willed by his domestic audience.
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