mission

  • 71Mission — Mis·si·on [ si̯oːn] die; , en; 1 geschr; ein sehr wichtiger und ernster Auftrag <eine historische, politische Mission; eine geschichtliche Mission haben, erfüllen; in geheimer Mission> || K: Handelsmission, Militärmission 2 geschr ≈… …

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  • 72mission — mis•sion [[t]ˈmɪʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) a group or committee of persons sent to a foreign country to conduct negotiations, establish relations, provide technical assistance, or the like 2) a specific task that a person or group of persons is sent to… …

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  • 73mission — mis|sion sb., en, er, erne, i sms. missions , fx missionsstation; en hemmelig mission; den danske mission ved FN; Indre Mission …

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  • 74mission — n. 1 a a particular task or goal assigned to a person or group. b a journey undertaken as part of this. c a person s vocation (mission in life). 2 a military or scientific operation or expedition for a particular purpose. 3 a body of persons sent …

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  • 75mission — Synonyms and related words: 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 …

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  • 76Mission — Mis|si|on die; , en <aus (kirchen)lat. missio »das Schicken, die Entsendung (christlicher Glaubensboten)«, z. T. über fr. mission (Bed. 1, 3, 4), zu lat. mittere »gehen lassen, schicken«>: 1. Sendung, [ehrenvoller] Auftrag, innere Aufgabe.… …

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  • 77mission — [16] Mission, etymologically a ‘sending’, is the hub of a large family of English words that come from the Latin verb mittere ‘let go, send’ or its stem miss . Most are prefixed forms – admit, commit, permit, promise, transmit, etc – but the… …

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  • 78mission — noun 1》 an important assignment, typically involving travel abroad.     ↘[treated as sing. or plural] a group of people sent on a mission.     ↘an organization or institution involved in a long term assignment abroad.     ↘a military or… …

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  • 79mission — noun 1) a mercy mission to Romania Syn: assignment, commission, expedition, journey, trip, undertaking, operation, project 2) her mission in life Syn: vocation, calling, goal …

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  • 80missionær — mis|sio|nær sb., en, er, erne, i sms. missionær , fx missionærstilling …

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