mission statement

noun

1. an official document that sets out the goals, purpose, and work of an organization.
2. a written statement that sets out one’s personal goals for the future:

   Having a personal mission statement brings focus to your life.

mission statement

noun

1. an official statement of the aims and objectives of a business or other organization

Word History and Origins

Origin of mission statement¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

The title of its final track doubles as a mission statement: “FunkNRoll.”

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As a consequence, the faculty is typically more liberal than the mission statement of its institution.

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Their mission statement, which they repeated to me, reads: “No movie is without sin.”

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In line with its all-encompassing mission statement, the chapel is free and open to the public year-round.

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My travel mission statement was always more George Clooney than Swallows of Capistrano.

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