mission

Meaning

1. mission (duty that involves fulfilling a request)
2. mission (religious evangelism)

Concepts

mission

assignment

commission

function

task

charge

job

duty

part

role

office

business trip

errand

missionary work

work

effort

abort

delegate

embassy

envoy

message

evangelism

proselytizing

stint

trip

duty assignment

military mission

mandate

military commission

delegacy

delegation

deputation

foreign mission

missionary post

missionary station

declaratory judgment

housekeeping

housework

undertaking

official duty

place

arraignment

bill of indictment

mish

missions

prosecution

labor

blueprint

business

campaign

chore

crusade

enterprise

labour

operation

project

works

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mi.sjɔ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French mission, borrowed from Latin missiōnem.

Sentences

Sa mission est de faire régner l'ordre.

Its mission is to maintain order.

Cette expédition restera célèbre sous le nom de mission Hourst.

This expedition will remain famous under the name of Hourst mission.

Ils effectuent le leur première mission de bombardement .

They perform their first bombing mission.

Leur unique mission est de convaincre Laurent Gbagbo d'abandonner de manière pacifique le pouvoir .

Their only mission is to convince Laurent Gbagbo to give up power peacefully.

Il s'est donné comme mission de défendre les intérêts des Macédoniens de Serbie .

His mission was to defend the interests of Macedonians in Serbia.

La mission s'appelait Kitonaqa, version française du nom des indiens Kootenai.

The mission was called Kitonaqa, the French version of the name of the Kootenai Indians.

Il s'est donné comme mission la défense de la minorité bosniaque du Sandžak.

His mission was to defend the Bosnian minority of Sandžak.

Il est actuellement directeur de la mission archéologique franco-suisse d’Abou Rawash.

He is currently director of the Franco-Swiss archaeological mission of Abu Rawash.