free world

American  

noun

(often initial capital letters)

1. the nations of the world that function chiefly under democratic and capitalistic systems rather than under totalitarianism or Communism.

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Free World British  

noun

1. the non-Communist countries collectively, esp those that are actively anti-Communist

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Other Word Forms

• free-world adjective

Etymology

Origin of free world

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Who says every political leader in the free world is unpopular?

From The Wall Street Journal

Her energetic hope and vision for a better future helped me get to college and graduate at the top of my class nationwide, a path that led me to the free world and a fulfilling career in theoretical physics.

From The Wall Street Journal

Just keep “Rockin’ in the Free World.”

From Los Angeles Times

Morgan Angaju, 27, an Inuit living in Ilulissat in the west region of Greenland, said it had been "terrifying to listen to the leader of the free world laughing at Denmark and Greenland and just talking about us like we're something to claim".

From BBC

"We still hope for a better life in the new year, and I call on the free world to help our oppressed people so we can regain our lives," said Khaled Abdel Majid, 50, who lives in a tent in Jabalia camp.

From Barron's