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ambassador a high-ranking official sent by one nation to another either to carry out a specific diplomatic mission or to serve in residence there. [1/3 definitions]
apostolate the office, duties, mission, or term of activity of an apostle, or, esp., of the pope as head of the Apostolic See in the Roman Catholic Church.
chargé d'affaires a low-ranking official who is sent, instead of someone of higher rank, on a diplomatic mission. [1/2 definitions]
collaboration a cooperative effort by which people or organizations work together to accomplish a common project or mission. [1/2 definitions]
debrief to question (an astronaut, soldier, or the like) in order to obtain any information gathered during a mission.
Department of Homeland Security an executive department of the U.S. federal government whose mission is to protect U.S. citizens and property from terrorist assault.
detach to send (a group of soldiers or the like) on a specific mission. [1/2 definitions]
embassy a diplomatic mission, esp. one led by an ambassador. [1/4 definitions]
evangelism zealous devotion to the mission of converting others to a cause. [1/2 definitions]
kamikaze in the Japanese armed forces during World War II, a pilot whose mission was to crash his airplane against the target as a suicide bomb.
legation the legate and staff of a diplomatic mission in a foreign country. [2/3 definitions]
operation a military mission or campaign. [1/5 definitions]
scrub1 (informal) to cancel or postpone (a military mission or flight). [1/6 definitions]
sortie the flying of an aircraft on a combat mission. [1/3 definitions]
task force a temporary group of military personnel formed to accomplish a specific mission. [1/2 definitions]