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FOREIGN MISSION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister
Synonyms:
foreign mission; legation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("foreign mission" is a kind of...):
diplomatic mission (a mission serving diplomatic ends)
Meronyms (members of "foreign mission"):
legate; official emissary (a member of a legation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
Synonyms:
foreign mission; mission; missionary post; missionary station
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("foreign mission" is a kind of...):
NGO; nongovernmental organization (an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government)
