"light on the hill" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "Used by Ben Chifley and since adopted as a catchphrase by members of the ALP.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "1949 June 12, Ben Chifley, speech, 2009, Pamela Robson (editor), The Light on the Hill, Great Australian Speeches, unnumbered page,\nWe have a great objective—the light on the hill—which we aim to reach by working for the betterment of mankind not only here but anywhere we may give a helping hand."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2002, Francis Gordon Clarke, The History of Australia, page 186",
          "text": "The traditional ethic of the fair go was resurrected, the light on the hill reignited, and the government promised that those currently unemployed would not be left to stagnate.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009, Stuart MacIntyre, A Concise History of Australia, Third edition, page 237",
          "text": "Tellinglly, when asked to give an example of how he understood equality, he replied ‘I want every kid to have a desk, with a lamp, and his own room to study.’ The light on the desk replaced the light on the hill.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to evoke the values of the Australian Labor Party."
      ],
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        "(Australia, figurative) Used to evoke the values of the Australian Labor Party."
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        "Australia",
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  "word": "light on the hill"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "Used by Ben Chifley and since adopted as a catchphrase by members of the ALP.",
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      "expansion": "light on the hill",
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  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "Australian English",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "1949 June 12, Ben Chifley, speech, 2009, Pamela Robson (editor), The Light on the Hill, Great Australian Speeches, unnumbered page,\nWe have a great objective—the light on the hill—which we aim to reach by working for the betterment of mankind not only here but anywhere we may give a helping hand."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2002, Francis Gordon Clarke, The History of Australia, page 186",
          "text": "The traditional ethic of the fair go was resurrected, the light on the hill reignited, and the government promised that those currently unemployed would not be left to stagnate.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009, Stuart MacIntyre, A Concise History of Australia, Third edition, page 237",
          "text": "Tellinglly, when asked to give an example of how he understood equality, he replied ‘I want every kid to have a desk, with a lamp, and his own room to study.’ The light on the desk replaced the light on the hill.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to evoke the values of the Australian Labor Party."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Australia, figurative) Used to evoke the values of the Australian Labor Party."
      ],
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        "Australia",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "light on the hill"
}