Mission and Work

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Mission noun - A specific task with which a person or group is charged.

Usage example: your mission is to clean up the house before company arrives

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Work is a synonym for mission in task topic. In some cases you can use "Work" instead a noun "Mission", when it comes to topics like assignment.

Work noun - The action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists.

Usage example: the work of a movie director is to tell a story through a series of striking images

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Mission is a synonym for work. Sometimes you can use "Mission" instead a noun "Work".

Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker

particular	particular mission	particular work
short	short mission	short work
current	current mission	current work
original	original mission	original work
Other adjectives: single, actual, entire, real, hard, great, main, important, new, early, major, final, later, extra, solo, next, last, undercover, earlier, previous.

He keeps on going with his work and the mission in spite of this.

Source: 'Tis Only a Bullet in the Brain
Her mission was to cause the accident to convince Humanity that nuclear power wouldn't work and to look for alternate energy solutions.

Source: Video Game / A New Beginning
The 80's revival would have Grant do the same and twice both Collier men would work together for a mission.

Source: Series / Mission: Impossible

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