mission statement

noun

1. an official document that sets out the goals, purpose, and work of an organization.

2. a written statement that sets out one’s personal goals for the future.

   Having a personal mission statement brings focus to your life.

mission statement

noun

1. an official statement of the aims and objectives of a business or other organization

Word History and Origins

Origin of mission statement¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

“I just want you” is also the mission statement of “Glitch,” a short and sweet pop number from 2022’s “Midnights.”

From Los Angeles Times

“We love the Lego Group’s mission statement that ‘only the best is good enough,’” said Hunter Gulino, a brick specialist for the last three years.

From Los Angeles Times

While he previously found Reddit to be a place of negative reactions to the news, nearly six weeks after his self-imposed blackout, he discovered the subreddit Political Optimism, a place where people take current U.S. and global political news, “find the silver lining” and “debunk the doom,” according to its mission statement.

From Salon

That spirit is captured in the mission statement of the public library on whose board I serve.

From Salon

Growth—part of the mission statement for any large for-profit corporation, yes, but an especially timely one for the Minneapolis-headquartered shopping giant, which has spent the past two years facing down anti-LGBTQ+ right-wingers, public frustration with understaffed outposts, postpandemic shifts in consumption trends, controversial product lockups made in response to the ginned-up shoplifting panic, supply issues aggravated by imports and tariffs, and a nationwide boycott led by Black and brown customers opposed to the company’s rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion commitments.

From Slate