"missions" in the noun sense
1. mission, missionary post, missionary station, foreign mission
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
2. mission, military mission
an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
"the planes were on a bombing mission"
3. mission, charge, commission
a special assignment that is given to a person or group
"a confidential mission to London"
"his charge was deliver a message"
4. mission, missionary work
the organized work of a religious missionary
5. deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy, mission
a group of representatives or delegates
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