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
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The free world must stand with Israel and confront rather than negotiate with evil.
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Garry Kasparov, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2023
That rhetoric has not faded almost two years later, with Ukraine’s leaders and backers championing Kyiv as a bulwark for the free world against a tyrannical menace that knows no bounds.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
For as long as most of us can recall, the U.S. has led the free world.
—Liz Truss, WSJ, 26 Nov. 2023
Are these the traits of the president of our country, the leader of the free world?
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
One of the remaining late-20th-century leaders of the free world has died.
—Jon Hartley, National Review, 1 Mar. 2024
History What Jews Mean to America Meir Soloveichik In the nation’s response to the explosion of antisemitism since October 7, nothing less than the future of the free world is at stake.
—Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 22 Feb. 2024
Just as Stalin tested the free world 76 years ago by blockading Berlin, Xi is now testing it with rising pressure on Taiwan.
—Andrew S. Erickson, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2024
With the free world menaced by nuclear arms on a Caribbean island, life seemed to be imitating Bond, and Bondmania mounted further.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
Garry Kasparov, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2023
That rhetoric has not faded almost two years later, with Ukraine’s leaders and backers championing Kyiv as a bulwark for the free world against a tyrannical menace that knows no bounds.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
For as long as most of us can recall, the U.S. has led the free world.
—Liz Truss, WSJ, 26 Nov. 2023
Are these the traits of the president of our country, the leader of the free world?
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
One of the remaining late-20th-century leaders of the free world has died.
—Jon Hartley, National Review, 1 Mar. 2024
History What Jews Mean to America Meir Soloveichik In the nation’s response to the explosion of antisemitism since October 7, nothing less than the future of the free world is at stake.
—Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 22 Feb. 2024
Just as Stalin tested the free world 76 years ago by blockading Berlin, Xi is now testing it with rising pressure on Taiwan.
—Andrew S. Erickson, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2024
With the free world menaced by nuclear arms on a Caribbean island, life seemed to be imitating Bond, and Bondmania mounted further.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
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