volition vs selection

volition and selection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
volition	Yes	No	No	No
selection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, selection is a hypernym of volition; that is, selection is a word with a broader meaning than volition:

Other hypernyms of volition include choice, option, pick.

volition (noun)	selection (noun)
the act of making a choice	the act of choosing or selecting
the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention	the person or thing chosen or selected
	a passage selected from a larger work
	an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
	a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment