beacon vs govern

beacon

verb
  • To act as a beacon. 

  • To furnish with a beacon or beacons. 

  • To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine. 

noun
  • That which gives notice of danger, or keeps people on the correct path. 

  • An electronic device that broadcasts a signal to nearby portable devices, enabling smartphones etc. to perform actions when in physical proximity to the beacon. 

  • A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning. 

  • A high hill or other easily distinguishable object near the shore which can serve as guidance for seafarers. 

  • A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners. 

  • A post or buoy placed over a shoal or bank to warn vessels of danger; also a signal mark on land. (FM 55-501) 

govern

verb
  • To exercise political authority; to run a government. 

  • To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate. 

  • To exercise a deciding or determining influence on. 

  • To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain. 

  • To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in. 

  • To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate. 

  • To have or exercise a determining influence. 

noun
  • The act of governing 

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