free world

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

noun

the non-Communist countries collectively, esp those that are actively anti-Communist

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Other Word Forms

free-world adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of free world¹

First recorded in 1945–50

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It used to be said the G7 was a kind of "steering committee" for the free world.

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Then came winter, with the Padres going into hibernation as the Dodgers signed most of the free world.

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“You have the president of the Free World; the richest guy on earth, one of the strongest guys on earth,” Hannity added.

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The United States became the undisputed leader of the "free world" after World War II for a lot of reasons, but one of the most important was the fact that so many of the most renowned scientists who had been displaced during the war came to America.

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On the one hand, it heralded an era of American leadership of the free world.

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