mission statement

noun

: something that states the purpose or goal of a business or organization
The company's mission statement emphasizes its ongoing commitment to meeting the needs of the community.

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Its mission statement is explicitly religious, which is to say teaching students about the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit is every bit as important to its educators as imbuing them with knowledge and skills in science, history, math and English. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025 But as the face of the flagship LC, the massive intake that’s both pointy and portly fits with the car’s mission statement perfectly. Jeremy Korzeniewski, Robb Report, 1 May 2025 The housing section in its mission statement was directed to primarily focus on religious freedom cases in zoning regulations. Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2025 A lot of that is a credit to the simplicity of the mission statement really, because the aim and the objective of the film was to accurately and truthfully depict something that occurred. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mission statement

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“Mission statement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mission%20statement. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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