In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ASTROTURFING
Etymology
Noun
astroturfing (uncountable)
(US politics) The disguising of an orchestrated campaign as a "grass-roots" event – i.e, a spontaneous upwelling of public opinion.
Synonyms
• front organization
Verb
Astroturfing
present participle of Astroturf
Source: Wiktionary
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POPULATED
(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; “the area is well populated”; “forests populated with all kinds of wild life”
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