free world

American  

noun

(often initial capital letters)

1. the nations of the world that function chiefly under democratic and capitalistic systems rather than under totalitarianism or Communism.

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Free World British  

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• free-world adjective

Etymology

Origin of free world

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

“We should embrace our national identity & be proud of it. That’s good for America & for the free world. If that makes me a nonwhite nationalist, so be it.”

From Washington Times

He continues: “This is a 1776 moment. We need to revive the experiment that our Founding Fathers started 250 years ago. Excellence. Merit. Free speech. Democratic self-governance over aristocracy. A nation of laws. The same values that provide hope to the free world.”

From Washington Times

In a battle of the free market and the free world, American social media users voted with their eyeballs.

From Los Angeles Times

"I truly do believe that this is a moment of testing for the free world to ensure peace in eastern Europe."

From Reuters

At the same time, he imposed serious costs on the Soviets by forcing them into “an arms race that they could neither afford nor win,” supporting anti-communist insurgencies abroad, and relentlessly propagandizing the political, religious and economic liberties of the “free world” against the coercion and tyranny of the “evil empire.”

From Washington Post