new world order

proper noun

A vision for the world in which greater peace and stability is achieved through a new political order.

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Meanings

new world order1

proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of New World Order.

New World Order2

proper nounthe New World Order

alternative new world order

  1. 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
  2. conspiracy theoriesA supposed planned rule of the world by a secret global elite.

    She [Urvashi Vaid] also called Supreme Court justices "unqualified, sexist henchmen of the new world order.

    1992 May 8, John Zeh, Gay Community News, page 3

    Synonyms: NWO

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA supposed planned rule of the world by a secret global elite.

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Origin

Popularized by H. G. Wells in the book The New World Order in 1940.

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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
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