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Mission
A mission, from the Latin missum (English: sent), is a specific task, often religious, which a person or group has been charged with or adopts as their main purpose. See also missionary, a related word in a religious context. more...
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The mission of an organization is often stated explicitly in a mission statement.
Examples
Religion
Mission (Christian), a Christian missionary movement or post
Mission (station), a base of missionary practice;
;
List of Spanish missions, various missions established by the Spanish in the New World (modern Latin America, mostly) both to spread Christianity and to oversee colonization.;
Bolivarian Missions, a series of social programs created during Hugo Chávez's rule of Venezuela.;
Mission (LDS Church), an administrative area, often based on geographic regions, of proselytizing or service assignments by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Missionary (LDS Church);
Mission president, a priesthood leadership position LDS Church;
;
Politics and government
Diplomatic mission, a diplomatic outpost in a foreign territory;
Space mission, the launch of craft into outer space.
List of human spaceflights, a list of manned space missions.;
;
Combat mission, a military action.;
Other
Mission statement, a brief statement of the purpose of an organization;
Mission (slang), a slang term often used to describe a task or objective of which is considered difficult by the user;
Mission may also refer to:
Geography
In the United States:
Mission District, San Francisco, California, a neighborhood of San Francisco.
Mission High School (San Francisco, California), a high school there.;
;
Mission, Kansas;
Mission, Oregon;
Mission, South Dakota;
Mission, Texas;
In Canada:
Mission, British Columbia, a district municipality in British Columbia;
Mission, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta;
Non-English-language equivalents:
In Argentina
Misiones Province;
In Brazil:
Missões, Brazil, a region of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil roughly occupying the same area previously dominated by the colonial missions founded by Padre Roque Gonzales.
São Miguel das Missões, one of the best preserved of the old colonial missions.;
Guarani das Missões;
São Paulo das Missões;
Campina das Missões;
;
In Paraguay
Misiones Department;
The Arts
Mission Revival Style architecture, a style of architecture harkening back to the Spanish missions in California.;
The Mission Style of decorative arts, related to Arts and Crafts and Gustav Stickley.;
The Mission (British band), known as The Mission UK in the United States, a gothic rock band.;
Mission (TV series), an animated television series.;
The Mission (movie), a 1986 film in which a Christian mission attempts to aid local Guaraní Indians against colonial oppression.;
Mission Records, a record label;
A song by the band, Rush, on their album, Hold Your Fire.;
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