noun
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a body of persons sent to a non-Christian country in order to propagate Christianity
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a diplomatic or other mission sent by one country to another
Etymology
Origin of foreign mission
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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But a diplomatic source told AFP it was "the responsibility of a foreign mission to maintain contacts with all the political forces in the host country concerned".
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
Likewise, a visa overstay isn’t a foreign mission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
Such moves would create an extra layer of distance between foreign mission headquarters and local operations given the national security law's focus on collusion with overseas authorities and its power to seize assets, they said.
From Reuters ● Jul. 5, 2022
Until now, Germany's biggest foreign mission has been in Afghanistan, but that has gradually wound down to a force of just less than 1,000.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2015
The college is remarkable for the number of men it has sent into the foreign mission field.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various
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