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.
NULLIFIER
invalidator, voider, nullifier
(noun) an official who can invalidate or nullify; “my bank check was voided and I wanted to know who the invalidator was”
nullifier
(noun) an advocate of nullification; someone who believes that a state can resist federal laws
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nullifier (plural nullifiers)
One who, or that which, nullifies.
Source: Wiktionary
Nul"li*fi`er, n.
Definition: One who nullifies or makes void; one who maintains the right to nullify a contract by one of the parties.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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