Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
OBEDIENT
obedient
(adjective) dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; “an obedient soldier”; “obedient children”; “a little man obedient to his wife”; “the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened”- Edmund Burke
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
obedient (comparative more obedient, superlative most obedient)
Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority.
Synonyms
• hearsome
• dutiful
Antonyms
• disobedient
• dominant
Noun
obedient (plural obedients)
One who obeys.
Source: Wiktionary
O*be"di*ent, a. Etym: [OF. obedient, L. obediens, oboediens, -entis. p.pr. of obedire, oboedire, to obey. See Obey.]
Definition: Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command. And floating straight, obedient to the stream. Shak. The chief his orders gives; the obedient band, With due observance, wait the chief's command. Pope.
Syn.
– Dutiful; respectful; compliant; submissive.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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