free world
noun
variants
often Free World
: the part of the world where democracy and capitalism or moderate socialism rather than totalitarian or Communist political and economic systems prevail
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But his stance against the president’s tyranny is a call to action in the same vein as John Paul II’s exhortation to the free world to oppose the Soviet empire.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Even the leader of the free world can exhibit the impetuous, manipulative, disruptive behaviors of a spoiled child — behaviors that go beyond classroom disruptions and that can potentially disrupt the entire world.
—Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Trump has symbolically divorced from the rest of the free world without an NDA.
—Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
The United States and Israel have already achieved once-unimaginable strategic gains for the free world.
—Richard Goldberg, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Even the leader of the free world can exhibit the impetuous, manipulative, disruptive behaviors of a spoiled child — behaviors that go beyond classroom disruptions and that can potentially disrupt the entire world.
—Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Trump has symbolically divorced from the rest of the free world without an NDA.
—Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
The United States and Israel have already achieved once-unimaginable strategic gains for the free world.
—Richard Goldberg, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Free world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20world. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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