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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Trump persuaded American allies and partners to commit to boosting their defense spending to five percent of GDP and to take on more of the free world’s security burdens.
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Robert C. O’Brien, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2025
Such complicity will damage national security by strengthening enemies, driving away allies, harming international trade, increasing nuclear proliferation, encouraging new wars of territorial conquest, and ending America’s role as leader of the free world.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
The Chinese and American economies are infinitely more entwined than the separate worlds of Soviet communism and the free world were during the Cold War.
—Peter Leyden, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
For now, Grace Penn is leader of the free world, but none of this slows Hal’s campaign to land Kate the vice presidency.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
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Robert C. O’Brien, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2025
Such complicity will damage national security by strengthening enemies, driving away allies, harming international trade, increasing nuclear proliferation, encouraging new wars of territorial conquest, and ending America’s role as leader of the free world.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
The Chinese and American economies are infinitely more entwined than the separate worlds of Soviet communism and the free world were during the Cold War.
—Peter Leyden, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
For now, Grace Penn is leader of the free world, but none of this slows Hal’s campaign to land Kate the vice presidency.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Free world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20world. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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