The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
LEGISLATES
Verb
legislates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of legislate
Source: Wiktionary
LEGISLATE
Leg"is*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Legislated; p. pr. & vb. n. Legislating.] Etym: [See Legislator.]
Definition: To make or enact a law or laws. Solon, in legislating for the Athenians, had an idea of a more perfect constitution than he gave them. Bp. Watson (1805).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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