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Definition: Meaning of, mission in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈmɪʃ(ə)n /

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mission missions
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  1. air force/army etc an important job that involves travelling somewhere, done by a member of the airforce, army etc, or by a spacecraft
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  2. job an important job that someone has been given to do, especially when they are sent to another place
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  3. duty something that you feel you must do because it is your duty [=  calling, vocation]
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  4. purpose the purpose or the most important aim of an organization
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  5. government a group of important people who are sent by their government to another country to discuss something or collect information [=  delegation]
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  6. religion religious work that involves going to a foreign country in order to teach people about Christianity or help poor people
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  7. religion a building where this kind of work is done, or the people who work there
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  8. mission accomplished used when you have successfully achieved something that you were trying to do
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  9. woman/man with a mission someone who is very determined to achieve what they are trying to do - often used humorously
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mission used in phrases

  • combat mission (noun)
    1. a mission to capture or defend something
  • diplomatic mission (noun)
    1. a mission serving diplomatic ends
  • foreign mission (noun)
    1. an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
    2. a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister
  • military mission (noun)
    1. military an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
  • mission bells (noun)
    1. herb of southwestern United States having dark purple bell-shaped flowers mottled with green
    2. herb of northwestern America having green-and-purple bell-shaped flowers
  • mission control (noun)
    1. the people on earth who communicate with and guide a spacecraft
  • mission creep (noun)
    1. a series of gradual changes in the aim of a group of people, with the result that they do something different from what they planned to do at the beginning
  • mission impossible (noun)
    1. an extremely dangerous or difficult mission
  • mission statement (noun)
    1. an official statement about the aims of a company or organization
    2. personal mission statement a clear statement about what you want to achieve with your life
  • peacekeeping mission (noun)
    1. especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations military the activity of keeping the peace by military forces
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