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

That isn’t naivety or disloyalty to any American vision of a new world order.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

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

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

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

Often, those who are the most knowledgeable and experienced about a subject are not in the most advantageous position to understand a new world order.

From Shock and Awe — Achieving Rapid Dominance by Wade, James P.