In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
APPARATCHIK
apparatchik
(noun) a communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party
apparatchik
(noun) a humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization); “Democratic apparatchiks”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
apparatchik (plural apparatchiks or apparatchiki)
(historical) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent. [from 20th c.]
A blindly loyal bureaucrat. [from 20th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
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BARGAIN
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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