of one's own accord

English

Voluntarily, under one's own power, without being commanded or controlled.
Synonyms: off one's own bat, on one's own initiative, at one's own instigation, (one sense) under one's own steam

The variant on one's own accord is attested but is considered incorrect by some.

without being commanded or controlled

Armenian: ինքնըստինքյան (hy) (inkʿnəstinkʿyan)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 自願／自愿 (zh) (zìyuàn)
Dutch: op eigen houtje
Finnish: vapaaehtoisesti (fi)
French: de son propre chef (fr), de sa propre initiative
German: auf eigene Faust (de) (literally “on one's own fist”)
Icelandic: af sjálfsdáðum, (unasked) óbeðinn, (voluntary) sjálfviljugur, að fyrra bragði
Irish: as do stuaim féin, de do dheoin féin, de do leontaíl féin (Ulster), de do leointe féin (Munster)
Italian: di propria iniziativa
Polish: z dobrej i nieprzymuszonej woli, na własne życzenie
Russian: доброво́льно (ru) (dobrovólʹno), по со́бственной во́ле (po sóbstvennoj vóle), по со́бственному жела́нию (po sóbstvennomu želániju)
Swedish: självmant (sv), av sig själv (sv), på eget bevåg (sv)
Ukrainian: доброві́льно (dobrovílʹno), з вла́сної во́лі (z vlásnoji vóli)

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