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Type Words
Synonyms commission, delegacy, delegation, deputation
Type of organization, organisation
Has types embassy, diplomatic mission
Derivation missioner
Type Words
Synonyms foreign mission, missionary post, missionary station
Type of ngo, nongovernmental organization
Derivation missioner
Type Words
Synonyms military mission
Type of operation, military operation
Has types direct support, search mission, search and destroy mission, combat mission


the planes were on a bombing mission.
Type Words
Synonyms missionary work
Type of work
Has types da'wah, dawah
Derivation missioner
Type Words
Synonyms charge, commission
Type of duty assignment, assignment
Has types mission impossible, suicide mission, martyr operation, fool's errand, sacrifice operation
Derivation missioner


a confidential mission to London.

Examples of mission

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Lytle's mission work wasn't just limited to educational and spiritual endeavors.
From the dailyherald.com
More than 100 men have sought shelter at the mission on some nights this winter.
From the thenewstribune.com
The mission marks the beginning of the end of the 30-year space shuttle program.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Education has been a central part of the museum's mission since it first opened.
From the online.wsj.com
Working fast and hard is Grinderman's mission and its charm, said Mr. Sclavunos.
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The two pads from which every shuttle mission has launched sat a few miles away.
From the kansas.com
I don't view this as anything other than a fact-finding mission by the Redskins.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Its mission is to find water in permanently shaded craters near the lunar poles.
From the upi.com
Make sure the ideas fit your mission and the reason why you started the company.
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More examples
  • An organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
  • An operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; "the planes were on a bombing mission"
  • A special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"
  • The organized work of a religious missionary
  • Deputation: a group of representatives or delegates
  • Mission is the second album from UK ska punk band Jesse James. It was released by Golf Records on 22 October 2003. The album was recorded in San Francisco and produced by Ryan Greene.
  • Christian missionary activities often involve sending individuals and groups (called "missionaries"), to foreign countries and to places in their own homeland. ...
  • Mission grapes are a variety of Vitis vinifera introduced from Spain to the western coasts of North and South America in the 16th century by Catholic for use in making sacramental, table, and fortified wines.
  • A mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is a geographical administrative area to which church missionaries are assigned. ...