A mission literally means something that is sent, from the Latin word missum, "sent".
- Thus we may refer to space exploration expeditions as "space missions",
- or to a diplomatic outpost in a foreign territory as a "diplomatic mission".
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Christian missions are movements or outposts of Christian proselytism.
- Several cities and towns are named Mission, including:
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Mission, British Columbia, in Canada
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Mission, Kansas, in the United States
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Mission, Oregon, in the US
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Mission, South_Dakota, in the US
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Mission, Texas, in the US
- The 1986 film The Mission has a Christian mission as its setting.
- Analogously to the religious use, some businesses see and label their marketing practices as "missions". Other businesses may simply subscribe to mission statements as credos.
- In military parlance, "operations" are sometimes termed "missions".
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Mission is also the name of an ethnic group.
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