free world

noun

often capitalized F&W
: the part of the world where democracy and capitalism or moderate socialism rather than totalitarian or Communist political and economic systems prevail

Examples of free world in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The accession of Finland and Sweden was part of Biden’s broader efforts to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by rallying the free world. Massimo Calabresi / Washington, TIME, 4 June 2024 Taiwan is in a sense the West Berlin of the new cold war unfolding between Beijing and the free world. Andrew S. Erickson, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2024 Congress has an obligation to secure the resources necessary to ensure Ukraine is victorious, and in turn, ensure a victory for the free world. Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024 The past and potentially future leader of the free world spent most of it in a dingy Manhattan courtroom, no longer the master of his domain. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for free world 

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Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of free world was in 1940

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“Free world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20world. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.

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