A , from the Latin word ''missum'', "sent", is defined as a duty that involves fulfilling a request.
may also refer to:
- Space mission, a physical exploration of outer space objects; see Space Exploration
- Diplomatic Mission , a diplomatic outpost in a foreign territory
- Christian Mission , a movement or outpost of Christian proselytism
- Mormon missions, movements established by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in which its Mormon Missionaries proselytize
- Mission (station) , a name for the location of missionary practice, often associated with the displacement of local people during the process of colonisation
is often used to refer to the outposts established as instruments of colonization by Spanish friars throughout much of the New World.
may also refer to the popular Bolivarian social programs deployed by the Hugo Chávez Frías administration in Venezuela, including:
Several communities are named , including:
- Mission, British Columbia , in Canada
- Mission, Kansas , in the United States
- Mission, Oregon , in the US
- Mission, South Dakota , in the US
- Mission, Texas , in the US
- Mission, Calgary , a district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
In other uses:
- '' The Mission (movie) '', a 1986 film with a Christian mission as its setting.
- Mission Statement , a credo used by many businesses and institutions.
- Mission, in military parlance, is a military action; see Military Operation .
- Mission (people) , is also the name of an Ethnic Group .
- Mission Vao is the name of a character from the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
- Mission UK , known as The Mission in the U.S., a gothic rock band.
- '' Mission (television Series) '', an animated television series.
- There is a variety of Grape called the Mission Grape .
- In pharmacy, a Mission Bottle is a container for an oral liquid drug that is given to a patient (as opposed to a stock bottle, which usually contains a bulk amount of liquid and is not to be given to patients). This use of "mission" relates to the Latin meaning "sent out".
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