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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And when that happens, stool, fluids, and gas get shuttled toward your rectum, from where they can be liberated into the free world. Julia Ries Wexler, SELF, 6 Feb. 2026 Only now, it is repeated by children who cite the leader of the free world. Laura Yuen, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026 Finally, the leader of the free world had spoken the truth--truth that burned inside the heart of each and every one of us. Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026 Perhaps the Scandinavians and the BBC cannot be expected to remain immune to the urge to mollify the free world’s new mad emperor. Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for free world

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First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

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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 15 Feb. 2026.

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