MISSIONS
- An important assignment carried out for political, religious, or commercial purposes, typically involving travel
- A group of people taking part in such an assignment
- An organization or institution involved in a long-term assignment in a foreign country
- The vocation or calling of a religious organization, esp. a Christian one, to go out into the world and spread its faith
- A strongly felt aim, ambition, or calling
- An expedition into space
- An operation carried out by military aircraft at a time of conflict