new world order

American  

[noo wurld awr-der, nyoo] / ˈnu ˈwɜrld ˈɔr dər, ˈnyu /

noun

1. a profound change in the organization of social systems or global political power, such as the improved cooperation between formerly hostile countries after the end of the Cold War.

2. New World Order,

   1. a hypothetical, secretly developing, global reorganization of social, political, and economic systems in the direction of totalitarianism, as posited by a conspiracy theory.

   2. the conspiracy theory that posits this reorganization.

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Etymology

Origin of new world order

First recorded in 1845–50

Example Sentences

But some software vendors could fare better than others in the new world order.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

And fourth, it’s hard to imagine a new world order, and it’s plausible that investors find it so hard to price in this prospect that they just ignore it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

A new world order could take many forms, and investors betting on it need to stay flexible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Earlier in his three-day visit, he had said that the Canada-China partnership sets the two countries up for a "new world order".

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

There was a universal vague hope in a great moral peace, of a new world order arising visibly and immediately on the ruins of the old.

From Woodrow Wilson's Administration and Achievements by Lord, Frank B.