mission

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noun

1. an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work (Freq. 18)
• Syn:
missionary post, missionary station, foreign mission
• Derivationally related forms:
missioner
• Hypernyms:
nongovernmental organization, NGO
2. a special assignment that is given to a person or group (Freq. 8)
- a confidential mission to London
- his charge was deliver a message
• Syn:
charge, commission
• Derivationally related forms:
commission (for: commission), charge (for: charge), missioner
• Hypernyms:
assignment, duty assignment
• Hyponyms:
fool's errand, mission impossible, suicide mission, martyr operation, sacrifice operation
3. an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters (Freq. 8)
- the planes were on a bombing mission
• Syn:
military mission
• Topics:
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
• Hypernyms:
operation, military operation
• Hyponyms:
combat mission, search mission, search and destroy mission, direct support
4. the organized work of a religious missionary (Freq. 7)
• Syn:
missionary work
• Derivationally related forms:
missioner
• Hypernyms:
work
• Hyponyms:
da'wah, dawah
5. a group of representatives or delegates
• Syn:
deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy
• Derivationally related forms:
missioner, delegate (for: delegation), commissioner (for: commission), depute (for: deputation)
• Hypernyms:
organization, organisation
• Hyponyms:
diplomatic mission, embassy

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy, missionary work, charge, military mission, missionary post, missionary station, foreign mission