- mission
- mis|sion [ˈmıʃən] n▬▬▬▬▬▬▬1¦(air force/army etc)¦2¦(job)¦3¦(duty)¦4¦(purpose)¦5¦(government)¦6¦(religion)¦7 mission accomplished8 woman/man with a mission▬▬▬▬▬▬▬[Date: 1500-1600; : Latin; Origin: missio 'act of sending', from mittere 'to send, throw']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▪ He was sent on over 200 missions before being killed in action.mission to▪ the first manned space mission to Mars▪ US troops taking part in the peacekeeping mission2.) ¦(JOB)¦an important job that someone has been given to do, especially when they are sent to another place▪ Her mission was to improve staff morale and output.on a mission▪ scientists on a mission to the rainforest, to study possible medicinal uses of plantsrescue/diplomatic/fact-finding etc mission▪ a group of US congressmen on a fact-finding mission to Northern Ireland3.) ¦(DUTY)¦something that you feel you must do because it is your duty▪ Momich's mission was to help young people in his local community.▪ His main mission in life is to earn as much money as possible.4.) ¦(PURPOSE)¦the purpose or the most important aim of an organization▪ The mission of International House is to enable students of different cultures to live together and build life-long friendships.5.) ¦(GOVERNMENT)¦a group of important people who are sent by their government to another country to discuss something or collect information= ↑delegation▪ a British trade mission to Moscow6.) ¦(RELIGION)¦a) religious work that involves going to a foreign country in order to teach people about Christianity or help poor peopleb) a building where this kind of work is done, or the people who work there7.) mission accomplishedused when you have successfully achieved something that you were trying to do8.) woman/man with a missionsomeone who is very determined to achieve what they are trying to do - often used humorously
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.
