mission

noun (JOB)

/ˈmɪʃ.ən/

Definition

C2 [C] an important job, especially a military one, that someone is sent somewhere to do: Your mission is to isolate the enemy by destroying all the bridges across the river. a peace/rescue/fact-finding missionWork, working and the workplaceWorking hours and periods of workThe armed forces generally B2 [C] any work that someone believes it is their duty to do: My mission in life is to educate the rich about the suffering of the poor. She's a woman with a mission and she's absolutely determined to finish the project.Work, working and the workplaceWorking hours and periods of workGoals and purposes mission accomplished › something that you say when you have finished doing something that you were told to do: Mission accomplished. I've got everything you asked for on the list.Finished and over

(Definition of mission noun (JOB) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)