mission

Definitions

1. noun

   A job or task that someone is sent to do.

   Examples

   • The team completed their mission successfully.
   • Her mission was to find the missing files.
2. noun

   An important goal or purpose.

   Examples

   • Their mission was to improve education for all children.
   • The company's mission is to reduce waste.
3. noun

   A trip by a religious group to teach their faith or help people.

   Examples

   • He joined a mission to build schools overseas.
   • The church paid for a mission to the village.
4. noun

   A charity group that helps poor people and often shares religious teaching.

   Examples

   • The mission gave food and shelter to families.
   • Volunteers worked at the local mission for months.
5. noun

   A series of special church meetings held in a local area.

   Examples

   • The parish held a week-long mission each spring.
   • Many people came to the mission this year.
6. noun

   A group of people sent to another place or country to do an official job.

   Examples

   • The trade mission traveled to discuss the deal.
   • A diplomatic mission was sent to the capital.
7. noun

   In old use, being told to leave a job or service.

   Examples

   • He received his mission after years of loyal work.
   • The soldier's mission came at the end of the war.
8. noun

   A building or settlement used as a base for religious work.

   Examples

   • The old mission still stands near the river.
   • Travelers stopped at the mission for supplies.
9. noun

   In Australia, a former community where Aboriginal people lived under church or government control.

   Examples

   • The family grew up on the mission before it closed.
   • Many records of the mission are kept in the archives.
10. noun

    In slang, a trip made to buy illegal drugs.

    Examples

    • He went on a mission to buy drugs before night.
    • She told him not to go on another mission.