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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] |
mission |
a place, usually in a city, where poor people can go to get help. A mission often provides things like food, clothing, or a place to sleep and is typically operated by a church or other similar organization. [1/5 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] |
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