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mission — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assignment noun A task given to someone, especially a piece of schoolwork or a work project.
  • mission noun A specific task or purpose someone is sent to carry out.

Senses

mission is used for these senses in English:

  • Mission A district municipality of British Columbia, Canada.
  • assignment An assigned task.
  • mission statement (management) A formal declaration of the overall goal or purpose of an organization.

assignment — full definition

  1. noun A task given to someone, especially a piece of schoolwork or a work project.
  2. noun The legal transfer of a right, property, or benefit from one person to another.

mission — full definition

  1. noun A specific task or purpose someone is sent to carry out.
  2. noun A person's important overall purpose or calling.
  3. noun A group of people sent to do religious or charitable work, or the building where they are based.

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