Free world
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The free world is a Cold War-era term often applied to or used by non-communist nations to describe themselves. The term was used to contrast the greater personal freedom enjoyed by citizens of non-communist countries that were democratic, such as the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Western Europe, with the communist rule of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European allies, along with other communist nations such as the People's Republic of China.
Because of the U.S.'s prominent role in the Cold War, the President of the United States was often dubbed the "leader of the Free World", particularly within the United States itself. The phrase implies that the U.S. president, as leader of the principal democratic superpower, was by extension the leader of all the worlds’ democratic nations. Although it had a Cold War origin, it is still used to describe the U.S. Presidency today.[1]
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- ^ "It's time". The Economist. 2008-10-30. http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/displayStory.cfm?story_id=12516666&source=features_box_main. Retrieved on 2008-11-08. "America should take a chance and make Barack Obama the next leader of the free world"
