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

How do you explain to an innocent citizen of the free world the importance of a credit default swap on a double-A tranche of a subprime-backed collateralized debt obligation?

From Literature

“This is an offense directed at our very existence,” the prosecutor said of Abel’s mission in America, “and through us at the free world and civilization itself.”

From Literature

We’re just putting him in charge of the free world.

From Slate

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Slate