new world order

[noo wurld awr-der, nyoo]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of new world order¹

First recorded in 1845–50

Example Sentences

He has said he believes artificial-intelligence will create a new world order, diminishing people’s chances to earn income from labor and fueling participation in markets and trading on brokerage apps like his.

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But given the “new world order of things” with the software company’s AI momentum, “we know that there are consumer investors, not just large institutional investors, that want a piece of our company, and we want to make it easy for them to be involved,” McDermott told MarketWatch.

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Still, a new world order has been under way, says Joseph Kalish, chief global macro strategist at Ned Davis Research.

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At the same time Xi was making his pitch to lead the crafting of a new world order, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Norway, and nearly a dozen other small and medium sized nations announced a new Future of Investment and Trade Partnership External link to boost trade openness and commit to rules-based international relations.

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But add up the dozen or so other countries that form the supposed vanguard of this new world order: Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan.

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