Meanings
new world order1
- Alternative letter-case form of New World Order.
New World Order2
alternative new world order
- A vision for the world in which greater peace and stability is achieved through a new political order.
Where the Joker preys on our fears of random, irrational acts of terror, Bane has an all-consuming, dictatorial agenda that’s more stable and permanent, a New World Order that’s been planned out with the precision of a military coup.
2012 July 18, Scott Tobias, “The Dark Knight Rises”, in AV Club
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA supposed planned rule of the world by a secret global elite.
Origin
Popularized by H. G. Wells in the book The New World Order in 1940.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan Nou Ordre Mundial
- Nou Ordre Mundialvision for the world
Chinese Mandarin 新世界秩序
- 新世界秩序 (xīn shìjiè zhìxù)vision for the world
Finnish uusi maailmanjärjestys
- uusi maailmanjärjestysvision for the world
French Nouvel Ordre Mondial
- Nouvel Ordre Mondialvision for the world
German Neue Weltordnung
- Neue Weltordnungvision for the world
Greek Νέα Τάξη Πραγμάτων
- Νέα Τάξη Πραγμάτων (Néa Táxi Pragmáton)vision for the world
Hebrew סדר עולמי חדש
- סדר עולמי חדשvision for the world
Hindi नई विश्व व्यवस्था
- नई विश्व व्यवस्था (naī viśva vyavasthā)vision for the world
Hungarian új világrend
- új világrendvision for the world
Japanese 新世界秩序
- 新世界秩序 (shinsekai chitsujo)vision for the world
Korean 새로운 세계 질서
- 새로운 세계 질서 (saeroun segye jilseo)vision for the world
Latin novus ordo seculorum
- novus ordo seculorumvision for the world
Norwegian ny verdensorden
- ny verdensordenvision for the world
Polish nowy porządek świata
- nowy porządek świataconspiracy theory
Portuguese nova ordem mundial, nova ordem mundial
- nova ordem mundialvision for the world
- nova ordem mundialconspiracy theory
Russian но́вый мирово́й поря́док
- но́вый мирово́й поря́док (nóvyj mirovój porjádok)vision for the world
Spanish nuevo orden mundial
- nuevo orden mundialvision for the world
Thai ระเบียบใหม่ของโลก
- ระเบียบใหม่ของโลกvision for the world
Ukrainian нови́й світови́й поря́док
- нови́й світови́й поря́док (novýj svitovýj porjádok)vision for the world
Welsh Gorchymyn Byd Newydd
- Gorchymyn Byd Newyddvision for the world
Cite this entry
new world order. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/new%20world%20order
“new world order.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/new%20world%20order. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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