Contents -AUTHOR INDEX -BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD

Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.

Class V. Words Releasing to the Voluntary Powers
Division (I) Individual Volition
Section I. Volition in General
1. Acts of Volition

609. Choice.

   NOUN:CHOICE, option; discretion (volition) [See Will]; preoption; alternative; dilemma, embarras de choix [F.]; adoption, coöptation; novation [law]; decision (judgment) [See Judgment].
  ELECTION, poll, ballot, vote, division, voice, suffrage, cumulative vote; plebiscitum, plebiscite, vox populi [L.], popular decision, referendum; electioneering; voting &c. v.; elective franchise; straight ticket, ticket [U. S.]; ballot-box.
  SELECTION, excerption, gleaning, eclecticism; excerpta [L.]; gleanings, cuttings, scissors and paste; pick (best) [See Perfection].
  PREFERENCE, prelation [rare]; predilection (desire) [See Desire]; Apple of Discord; choice of Hercules; Scylla and Charybdis; good and evil.
   VERB:OFFER FOR ONE’S CHOICE, set before; hold out -, present -, offer- the alternative; put to the vote.
  CHOOSE, elect; coöpt, coöptate [rare]; take -, make- one’s choice; make choice of, fix upon; use -, exercise -, one’s- -discretion, – option; adopt, take up, embrace, espouse.
  settle; decide (adjudge) [See Judgment]; list (will) [See Will]; make up one’s mind (resolve) [See Resolution].
  VOTE, poll, hold up one’s hand, give a (or the) voting sign; divide.
  SELECT; pick, – and choose; pick -, single- out; excerpt, cull, glean, winnow; sift -, separate -, winnow- the chaff from the wheat; pick up, pitch upon; pick one’s way; indulge one’s fancy.
  set apart, mark out for; mark [See Indication].
  PREFER; have rather, had (or would) as lief; fancy (desire) [See Desire]; reserve, set one’s seal upon; be persuaded [See Motive].
  TAKE A DECIDED STEP, take a decisive step; commit oneself to a course; pass -, cross- the Rubicon; cast in one’s lot with; take for better or for worse.
   ADJECTIVE:OPTIONAL; coöptative; discretional (voluntary) [See Will]; at choice, on approval.
  CHOOSING &c. v.; eclectic; preferential.
  CHOSEN &c. v.; choice (good) [See Goodness]; elect, select, popular.
   ADVERB:OPTIONALLY &c. adj.; at pleasure (will) [See Will]; either, – the one or the other; or; at the option of; whether or not; once for all; for one’s money.
  BY CHOICE, by preference; in preference; rather, before.