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mission
noun
1 mission
2 mission
An operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters:
— The planes were on a bombing mission.
synonym: military mission.
3 mission
A special assignment that is given to a person or group:
— A confidential mission to London.
synonyms: charge, commission.
Roget 625:
business,
occupation,
employment;
pursuit
etc.
622;
what one is doing,
what one is about;
affair,
concern,
matter,
case.
matter in hand,
irons in the fire;
thing to do,
agendum,
task,
work,
job,
chore [U.S.],
errand,
commission,
mission,
charge,
care;
duty
etc.
926.
part,
role,
cue;
province,
function,
lookout,
department,
capacity,
sphere,
orb,
field,
line;
walk,
walk of life;
beat,
round,
routine;
race,
career.
office,
place,
post,
chargeship†,
incumbency,
living;
situation,
berth,
employ;
service
etc.
(servitude)
749;
engagement;
undertaking
etc.
676.
vocation,
calling,
profession,
cloth,
faculty;
industry,
art;
industrial arts;
craft,
mystery,
handicraft;
trade
etc.
(commerce)
794.
exercise;
work
etc.
(action)
680;
avocation;
press of business
etc.
(activity)
682.
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Dutch: boodschap, missie, zending
Polish: misja
4 mission
The organized work of a religious missionary.
synonym: missionary work.
Dutch: missie, zending
Polish: misjonarstwo
5 mission
A group of representatives or delegates.
synonyms: commission, delegacy, delegation, deputation.
Roget 755:
commission,
delegation;
consignment,
assignment;
procuration†;
deputation,
legation,
mission,
embassy;
agency,
agentship†;
power of attorney;
clerkship;
surrogacy.
errand,
charge,
brevet,
diploma,
exequatur [Lat.],
permit
etc.
(permission)
760.
appointment,
nomination,
designation,
return;
charter;
ordination;
installation,
inauguration,
investiture,
swearing-in;
accession,
coronation,
enthronement.
vicegerency;
regency,
regentship.
viceroy
etc.
745;
consignee
etc.
758;
deputy
etc.
759.
[person who receives a commission]
agent,
delegate,
consignee
etc.
758.
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Dutch: afvaardiging, delegatie, deputatie, gezantschap, legatie, missie, vertegenwoordiging, zending
Polish: delegacja, deputacja, misja, przedstawicielstwo, reprezentacja
Moby thesaurus: accredit, action, activity, adventure, agency, agentship, aim, air cover, air raid, air support, allegiance, amphibious operations, art, assign, assigned task, assignment, authority, authorization, authorize, basilica, bethel, bombing, bounden duty, brevet, burden, business, busywork, call of duty, calling, care, career, career building, careerism, cathedral, cathedral church, chare, charge, charter, chore, church, church house, combined operations, commission, commissioning, commit, commitment, committee, consign, consignment, conventicle, cover, craft, cure, dedication, deference, delegate, delegated authority, delegation, deputation, depute, deputize, detach, detail, devoir, devolute, devolution, devolve, devolve upon, devolvement, devotion, dry run, duomo, duties and responsibilities, duty, embassy, empower, empowerment, emprise, entrust, entrusting, entrustment, errand, ethics, executorship, exequatur, exercise, expedition, exploration, factorship, fealty, fish to fry, fluid operations, full power, function, game, give in charge, group, handicraft, homage, homework, house of God, house of prayer, house of worship, imperative, job, job of work, jurisdiction, kirk, labor, legation, license, lieutenancy, lifework, line, line of business, line of duty, line of work, logistics, loyalty, make-work, mandate, maneuver, maneuvers, matters in hand, meetinghouse, metier, military operations, milk run, ministry, minor basilica, minor operations, movement, must, mystery, number, objective, obligation, occupation, odd job, office, onus, operation, operations, ought, overseas operations, patriarchal basilica, piece of work, pilgrimage, place, place of worship, plenipotentiary power, post, power of attorney, power to act, practice, procuration, profession, project, proxy, purpose, pursuit, purview, quest, racket, reconnaissance, reconnaissance mission, regency, regentship, respect, responsibility, scramble, self-imposed duty, send out, service, shuttle raid, sortie, specialization, specialty, staff work, stint, strafing, subcommittee, task, things to do, trade, training mission, transfer, trust, trusteeship, umbrella, undertaking, vicarious authority, vocation, walk, walk of life, war game, war plans, warrant, work ... show more.
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