Do you know any words to describe the "ability to make choices"?

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I am looking for a single word to express "ability to make choices"
After some searching on the net, I found the word "choice-making." However, since I could not find this word on Merriam Webster and Cambridge dictionaries, I am a bit unsure about its application.
I am going to use this word as the title of a section in my academic report. Can I use choice-making to mean ability to make choices?"
Do you have any other suggestions? I don't want to use the word decision-making.

Rouge Hen · Answer

Without further background:
“Authority/Authorization” (the power or right to give orders or make decisions) seems to fit.
“Sanction” (confirm by formal or explicit approval) might also work.
“Agency” (the state of being in action or exerting power to produce an effect or achieve an end). If you have agency, you have the ability to make a choice to achieve a certain end.
Or “Determination” (the act of making your mind about something) might be molded to your needs if you were considering decision-making.

user409914 · Answer

I want to really thank everyone for the awesome suggestions.
I finally found the word I was looking for: Volition (noun)
According to the Cambridge dictionary, it means "the power to make your own decisions"
e.g., His poor mother was without her own volition.

Do you know any words to describe the "ability to make choices"?

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