Phrase Hound found 9 phrases and 15 compound words that contain missions. The most common are listed below. Open missions in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 9
- permanent missionsplural of permanent mission: A nation's diplomatic office, typically located in the capital of another nation, that represents its interests and provides services, including consular assistance.
- space missionsplural of space mission: A journey, by a human or robotic spacecraft, into space for a specific reason (normally to gather scientific data).
- suicide missionsplural of suicide mission: A task which is so dangerous for the people involved that they are not expected to survive.
- diplomatic missionsplural of diplomatic mission: A group of people (including diplomats) from one nation present in another as authorized representatives of the first, a foreign mission.
- fire missionsplural of fire mission: A communication between the fire direction center (FDC) and an observer to direct artillery on a target.
- inner missionsplural of inner mission: Missionary work directed at members of one's own religious group, intended to alleviate hardship and raise the level of religious observance.
- missions impossibleplural of mission impossible: An extremely difficult, if not impossible, task.
- rescue missionsplural of rescue mission: A mission, operation to reach and rescue people in urgent need, as after a disaster
- side missionsplural of side mission: In fictional or historical writings about chivalric romances: a quest embarked upon by a knight or other person which is not the main quest.
Compound words 15
- submissionsplural of submission: The act of submitting or yielding; surrender.
- permissionsplural of permission: authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)
- commissionsplural of commission: A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).
- transmissionsplural of transmission: The act of transmitting, e.g. data (signals) or electric power.
- intermissionsplural of intermission: A break, especially between two performances or sessions, such as at a concert, play, seminar, or religious assembly.
- readmissionsplural of readmission: A second or subsequent admission.
- countermissionsplural of countermission: A mission whose goal is to disrupt or retaliate against another mission.
- dismissionsplural of dismission: The act of dismissing or sending away (someone).
- intromissionsplural of intromission: The state of being allowed to enter; admittance
- manumissionsplural of manumission: Release from slavery or other legally sanctioned servitude; the giving of freedom; (countable) an instance of this; an act of manumitting.