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
At the time of the incident, China's foreign mission condemned what it called a "violent attack" on the consulate, demanding a thorough investigation.
From Reuters ● Oct. 20, 2023
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
Koerner felt humiliated, and he now applied for some other foreign mission which might be awarded to the German element of the party—preferably that of Switzerland; but it was now too late.
From The Life of Lyman Trumbull by Horace White
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