leader of the free world
Oval Office occupant
Leader of the free world is a title for the President of the United States, dating from the Cold War when Western democracies opposed Soviet communism.
The phrase implies America's dominant role among democratic nations.
It remains in use but often with irony or skepticism: Some leader of the free world—he can't even get a bill through Congress.
North American federal republic
- superpowerDominant nation or magical ability
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- NATOWestern defense organization
- G7Leading economies' summit group
allies · summit · diplomacy · international · transatlantic · coalition · foreign policy · global order
Power to enforce obedience
- influencePower to affect others
- cloutInformal power or punch
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
sovereignty · supremacy · might · leverage · sway · ascendancy · preeminence · control
Elected leader of nation
- White HouseOfficial presidential residence
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- commander-in-chiefHighest military authority holder
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
inauguration · term · election · campaign · mandate · cabinet · veto · executive order
Rule by the people
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- figureheadNominal leader, no authority
- beaconGuiding light source
- torchHandheld burning light source
champion · defender · ideals · values · representation · hope · aspiration · rhetoric
United States
North American federal republic
- superpowerDominant nation or magical ability
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- NATOWestern defense organization
G7 · allies · summit · diplomacy · international · transatlantic · coalition · foreign policy · global order · sanctions
authority
Power to enforce obedience
command · sovereignty · supremacy · might · leverage · sway · ascendancy · preeminence · control · strength
president
Elected leader of nation
- White HouseOfficial presidential residence
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- commander-in-chiefHighest military authority holder
administration · inauguration · term · election · campaign · mandate · cabinet · veto · executive order · incumbency
democracy
Rule by the people
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- figureheadNominal leader, no authority
- beaconGuiding light source
torch · champion · defender · ideals · values · representation · hope · aspiration · rhetoric · mantle
leader of the free worldfollower
One who supports another
political prisoner · serf · dissident · subject · powerless
leader of the free worlddictator
Ruler with total control
tyrant · despot · autocrat · oppressor · Kim Jong-un
leader of the free worldman on the street
Common person, not expert
John Q. Public · Joe Blow · everyman · nobody · faceless bureaucrat
leader, freed, freedom, freely, freer, freest, unfree, world, worlds