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free world

American

noun

(often initial capital letters)

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

Free World British

noun

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

If New York falls, the entire free world may again totter on its foundations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

It also made him a kingpin and punched his ticket to serve as co-leader of the free world for several months.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025

The answer struck me as remarkable for a man aspiring to become the so-called leader of the free world.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025

Row by row we marched single file out the door, down the stairs, and into the free world where the sun was shining.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz

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