missionmis‧sion /ˈmɪʃən/ ●●○ W2 noun [countable] 
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 mission2job 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.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 Ireland3duty something that you feel you must do because it is your duty SYN calling, vocation: Tom’s mission was to help young people in his local community. His main mission in life is to earn as much money as possible.4purpose 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. → mission statement5government a group of important people who are sent by their government to another country to discuss something or collect information SYN delegation: a British trade mission to Moscow6religion a)religious work that involves going to a foreign country in order to teach people about Christianity or help poor people b)a building where this kind of work is done, or the people who work there7mission accomplished used when you have successfully achieved something that you were trying to do8woman/man with a mission someone who is very determined to achieve what they are trying to do – often used humorously
WORD ORIGINmission
Origin:
1500-1600 Latin missio ‘act of sending’, from mittere ‘to send, throw’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A British trade mission has arrived in Moscow.
- a rescue mission to salvage a satellite
- Bush flew bomber missions for the Navy in World War II.
- He volunteered to embark on a dangerous secret mission into occupied France.
- He was immediately sent to Paris. His mission was to negotiate a ceasefire.
- I flew on over 280 combat missions in two wars, so I'm used to danger.
- Longobardi headed up the Jesuit mission to China.
- The food missions in Pittsburgh usually serve 750 people per day.
- The French President has sent a mission to the region to try to find a peace formula.
- the Galileo mission to Mars
- The Prime Minister of Canada will be leading a trade mission to India and Pakistan.
- Their mission is to go to the rainforest to study possible medicinal uses of the plants there.
- But he knew very well that it was a dangerous mission.
- Equally, each organization will have developed its own sense of its tasks mission and role in relation to others.
- Future missions would collect those rocks and return them to Earth for analyses.
- He goes on to relate many other such stories, mainly involving apparitions on the mission field.
- In that office he translated the old church language about a sense of mission, redirecting it to the nation.
- In this mission, Momich continues to make every effort to be responsive to and sensitive of his neighbors.
- On early missions the insulating foam was painted white so that it matched the rest of the shuttle.
- This is a mission, carried out by people with fire in their eyes.
Longman Language Activatora group of people who go somewhere to represent a country or organization
a team of people who have been sent by an organization or a country to represent them at an important meeting: delegation of: · The health ministers agreed to meet a delegation of heart patients.delegation from: · A delegation from Nigeria has arrived to have talks with the British foreign minister.send a delegation: · Headteachers have sent a delegation to London to ask the government to put more money into education.lead a delegation: · The Dutch Prime Minister led a 12 member economic delegation to Indonesia to discuss future investments in the country.
formal a group of people representing a larger group who are sent to talk to a person in authority in order to make a complaint or a request: deputation of: · A deputation of church leaders has met with the government to discuss the teaching of religion in schools.meet/receive a deputation: · In the morning the minister received a deputation from the National Union of Farmers protesting about the government's plans to cut agricultural subsidies.
a group of people who are sent by their government to another country in order to discuss something: · The French President has sent a mission to the region to try to find a peace formula.trade mission (=a mission to discuss trade): · A British trade mission has arrived in Moscow.
an important piece of work an important piece of work that an organization, group, or person plans carefully in order to achieve a particular aim over a long period of time: · The federal government will help fund this immense project, which includes the building of 150 day-care centers.· The government scrapped the project after ruling that the costs were too high.· I've been working on the Inner City Development Project for the last five years.educational/construction/research etc project: · a joint US--British research project· These are encouraging signs that the ballpark project is moving from blueprint to reality.
an important job that someone is sent to do in another place, especially for a military or political purpose: · He was immediately sent to Paris. His mission was to negotiate a ceasefire.· He volunteered to embark on a dangerous secret mission into occupied France.· a rescue mission to salvage a satellitecombat/military mission: · I flew on over 280 combat missions in two wars, so I'm used to danger.
a big or important job, which you decide or agree to do, and which you will be responsible for: huge/major/big etc undertaking: · In the late 1980s, the US embarked on a major undertaking: the human genome project.· Everybody needs to realise that this is a huge undertaking.· Covering an Olympics is an extraordinary undertaking for any television company.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY US troops taking part in the peacekeeping mission a group of US congressmen on a fact-finding mission to Northern Ireland His main mission in life is to earn as much money as possible.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
US troops taking part in the peacekeeping mission a group of US congressmen on a fact-finding mission to Northern Ireland His main mission in life is to earn as much money as possible.· He flew 280 combat missions in two wars.
· He was sent to France three times on diplomatic missions.
(=officials who are sent by their government to another country to discuss peace)· India’s prime minister sent a peace mission to the Gulf.
· A major rescue operation was launched yesterday after two divers were reported missing.
(=one in which an organization states its aims)· The role of a mission statement is to focus on the purpose of the organization.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Only VIPs and foreign diplomatic missions are given permission to utilise such dishes.· Cobham might adorn a diplomatic mission but would surely mismanage a key political post such as that of Canterbury's archbishopric.· They are considered attaches to the diplomatic mission there and are not armed.· The success of a diplomatic mission depends as much as anything on the quality of the information.· A token number of official diplomatic missions is desirable but not essential.· Crucial to the success of diplomatic missions were first the quality of the ambassadors and secondly the political intelligence.· It has nine permanent diplomatic missions abroad.
· Between 1945-46, he served on a military mission to Washington.· Harman said that while the military mission has gone well, she doubts that the country can be united.
· His personal and professional mission could be said to be to build a successful business in running shoes.· This was, indeed, the-real-ization of his personal and professional mission.· In fact, he and his wife made that their personal and professional mission.
· Dole was described by aides as furious that word had leaked of what was supposed to be a secret mission.· There were secret caches, secret trails, secret codes, secret missions, secret terrors and appetites and longings and regrets.
NOUN· His very first authentic combat mission as commander.· He was nervous and cocky at our briefing, the dashing leader of a combat mission to the dreaded Ia Drang.
· The geologists in mission control were not best pleased as they had planned some serious scientific work at the landing site.· It will post the material, via mission control in San Francisco, on the Internet.· It reminded the sergeant of mission control for some dark and mysterious space flight.· It also functions as the mission control centre for the city's street people.· One lot is assigned to mission control and the other to the space station.· Armstrong, meanwhile, was still searching for a safe landing spot and the tension at mission control was climbing.
· Soldiers now face the harsh reality of their mercy mission in the barren country.· The authorities also believe if these mercy missions continue it could present long term problems.· It was the first and last time I was to fly on one of its mercy missions.· With United Nations help, it's hoped this mercy mission will be the first of many.· Rival warlords are also holding up mercy missions with feuds over contracts to take food to drought-ravaged towns and villages.· I had heard of the many mercy missions of the ruler's private planes.· They already have a Hercules plane running mercy missions to Sarajevo.· It's undertaken a number of mercy missions such as to the Kurds.
· They had already tried to get him to mount a rescue mission using his ship.· No staggering lines formed at rescue missions.· A desperate rescue mission was launched.· He hit upon a rescue mission for himself: freedom bonds.· But social service officials have warned that even if this latest rescue mission is successful the children could face long-term emotional problems.· Intermittent radio failure on board the boat also hampered the rescue mission.· He believes rescue missions should be carefully planned but do serve a purpose.
· Challenger Learning Centres aim to give children something of the excitement and adventure of a shuttle mission.· It will be the first shuttle mission for Horowitz, who began flying with his father at age 7.· It also provides a docking facility for later shuttle missions.
· The mission statement of a health authority may be to promote the health and hygiene of the people in its catchment area.· Can you create a mission statement that is a reflection of your personal and business goals in two sentences or less?· This would be a good time to try to do a mission statement of your own.· This becomes part of your mission statement and will help you focus as your business grows.· And entrepreneurs have also found it useful to discuss any possible mission statement with their spouses or partners.· Such a mission statement would combine his love for running with making money.· Can you write down your mission statement in one or two sentences?
· His suicide mission came as a surprise to more people than just his family.· As Delbert saw it, they went on suicide missions, which was just the kind of action he wanted.· The powers-that-be decide to send you on a suicide mission - nice peeps, aren't they?
· Both these titles were cover-names for the department responsible for eavesdropping on foreign embassies and trade missions in London.· Ron Brown was on a trade mission to the Balkans when he died in the line of duty.· Botha also announced the opening of a trade mission in St Petersburg.· Also, the programme of trade missions undertaken in 1990/91 decreased in comparison to the previous year.
VERB· In essence, he had accomplished his original mission.· They are authorized to use any conceivable means to accomplish the mission.· Leonie had exactly one hour to accomplish her mission.· Such abuse of power is not just a problem for women, it is potentially an obstacle to accomplishing the mission.· Both systems were created during the 1930s to accomplish specific missions.· By this stage, the groundwork necessary for manned missions has been accomplished.· As he was zealous to accomplish his mission, SlideIl fumed and protested the delay.· The Sun Devils accomplished half their mission.
· They had some Lewes bombs, but no detonators, and thus could not carry out their mission.· Ahab is seen as the Pope and the three primitive harpooners are his cardinals who will help him carry out his mission.· That evening Valeria and I discussed the problem of whether to carry on with our mission or not.· Both have optical equipment that allows pilots to carry out nighttime bombing missions.· Like Noah in his ark, they had traveled across the vast oceanic flood to carry out their holy mission.· Before carrying his mission on to Corinth, Paul gave private instructions to Dionysius and Damaris.· In which free-lance warriors are selected one at a time to carry out a dangerous mission.
· He must complete his mission and leave as fast as possible.· A second biological weapons inspection team, which arrived on Sept. 20, was expected to complete its mission in early October.· A Jaguar pilot, he completed 31 missions.· Your objective is to complete your mission and return to base in one piece.· Ramlal longed to complete his mission and get back to the peace of the village.
· A more formally established lunar mission steering group was convened at Langley during 1960.· Eventually pentecostals-some of them-did organize denominations, establish mission boards, found colleges, and administer vast, sprawling missionary enterprises.
· Our helicopter gunships flew 118 missions and returned safely to base.· A lot of commanders flying these missions liked to get real close to get a good look.· In October 1964 the Soviets flew the first three-man mission.· All were tied to their product and its relation to the wing flying mission.· The helicopter, which covers six counties, has flown four hundred missions and saved at least twenty lives in the last year.· I'd flown too many missions, seen too many of my friends blown to pieces.· He and I had flown the last mission together, my first hot mission.
· First, however, he was chosen to lead another mission to London.· Now the man who led the mission has told their story.
· The Nova will have unmanned launches next year followed by a manned mission, which Bennett himself wants to pilot.· For manned lunar-landing missions, an even larger booster was required.· In all there were eleven manned Apollo missions, of which nine flew to the Moon.· Further, no nation on Earth presently has the ability to launch manned lunar missions.· At that stage the engines were being developed with a manned Mrs mission in mind.· By this stage, the groundwork necessary for manned missions has been accomplished.· It is now far more acceptable to start talking about a manned mission to Mars.· Manned visits to the Martian moons Phobos and Deimos often figure as parts of manned missions to the surface of Mars.
· The United Nations peacekeeping mission was a disaster waiting to happen.· Wars begin and end quickly; peacekeeping missions go on for ever.
· In 1847 the ambassador in Vienna was sent on a special mission to the papacy.· The poverty in Cocorote convinced her of the need to send a mission.· They are only useful to the people who sent Elmariel on this mission.· I offered to send a technical mission to Moscow to assess the immediate needs at first hand.· There will also be in-depth discussion on Northern Ireland and the Mr Clinton's plan to send a fact-finding mission.· The four men who were killed were sent on a murder mission.· Zhang Qian was sent with a mission and suitable gifts.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► personal mission statement
1air force/army etc an important job that involves travelling somewhere, done by a member of the air force, army etc, or by a spacecraft: - A man with a mission who suddenly loses his faith.
- How can a 77-year-old man with a mission admit that he was wrong all along?
- Powered by a man with a mission.
- His mission accomplished, Pierpont turned the plane back to Liuzhou.
- Holbrooke returns to his Wall Street investment banking job with mission accomplished.
- Napier fired the buildings and, his mission accomplished, withdrew to the coast.
- It is a case of mission creep gone wildly over the top.
- At that stage, I did not make any connection between my irritability and my fact-finding missions.
- My older brother, who had a crush on my friend, often accompanied me on these fact-finding missions.
- Some pass the evening chatting to a Member of Parliament on a fact-finding mission.
- There is always a Member of Parliament on a fact-finding mission.
- There will also be in-depth discussion on Northern Ireland and the Mr Clinton's plan to send a fact-finding mission.
- There will be no fact-finding missions to any of the countries in question.
- This in turn means swotting up on the subject, going on fact-finding missions and meeting politicians and organisers.
- When on the fact-finding mission, my approach was a lot like yours, matter-of-fact.
- A Home Office spokeswoman confirmed last night that Stansted would be used for all future mercy flights.
- I had heard of the many mercy missions of the ruler's private planes.
- It was the first and last time I was to fly on one of its mercy missions.
- Rival warlords are also holding up mercy missions with feuds over contracts to take food to drought-ravaged towns and villages.
- Soldiers now face the harsh reality of their mercy mission in the barren country.
- The authorities also believe if these mercy missions continue it could present long term problems.
- They already have a Hercules plane running mercy missions to Sarajevo.
- With United Nations help, it's hoped this mercy mission will be the first of many.
- As Delbert saw it, they went on suicide missions, which was just the kind of action he wanted.
- His suicide mission came as a surprise to more people than just his family.
- The powers-that-be decide to send you on a suicide mission - nice peeps, aren't they?
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 mission2job 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.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 Ireland3duty something that you feel you must do because it is your duty SYN calling, vocation: Tom’s mission was to help young people in his local community. His main mission in life is to earn as much money as possible.4purpose 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. → mission statement5government a group of important people who are sent by their government to another country to discuss something or collect information SYN delegation: a British trade mission to Moscow6religion a)religious work that involves going to a foreign country in order to teach people about Christianity or help poor people b)a building where this kind of work is done, or the people who work there7mission accomplished used when you have successfully achieved something that you were trying to do8woman/man with a mission someone who is very determined to achieve what they are trying to do – often used humorously