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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Trump tends to speak in a stream of consciousness style that’s irksome for the leader of the free world.
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Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
But what is really catastrophic is what appears to be America abandoning its role as the leader of the free world allowing individuals like Putin and his ilk to intimidate and invade other sovereign areas without worrying about the consequences.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Operating outside the chain of command, which runs from the president to the defense secretary to combatant commanders, the chairman’s power stems not from leading troops in battle, but from having the ear of the leader of the free world.
—Dwight Stirling, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2025
The reality is simple: neither any single European country nor the EU as a whole can replace the United States as the sword of the free world.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
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Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
But what is really catastrophic is what appears to be America abandoning its role as the leader of the free world allowing individuals like Putin and his ilk to intimidate and invade other sovereign areas without worrying about the consequences.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Operating outside the chain of command, which runs from the president to the defense secretary to combatant commanders, the chairman’s power stems not from leading troops in battle, but from having the ear of the leader of the free world.
—Dwight Stirling, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2025
The reality is simple: neither any single European country nor the EU as a whole can replace the United States as the sword of the free world.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Free world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20world. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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