discipline vs flagship

discipline

noun
  • A specific branch of knowledge or learning. 

  • A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification. 

  • An enforced compliance or control. 

  • A whip used for self-flagellation. 

  • A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs. 

  • A controlled behaviour; self-control. 

  • A set of rules regulating behaviour. 

  • A punishment to train or maintain control. 

  • A state of order based on submission to authority. 

  • A systematic method of obtaining obedience. 

verb
  • To impose order on someone. 

  • To train someone by instruction and practice. 

  • To punish someone in order to (re)gain control. 

  • To teach someone to obey authority. 

flagship

noun
  • The most important one out of a related group. 

  • The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag. 

  • The ship regarded as most important out of a group, e.g. a nation's navy or company's fleet. 

verb
  • To act as a flagship for. 

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