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foreign mission

DEFINITIONS OF: foreign mission

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n a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister

Synonyms:
legation
Type of:
diplomatic mission
a mission serving diplomatic ends

n an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work

Synonyms:
mission, missionary post, missionary station
Type of:
NGO, nongovernmental organization
an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government
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