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.

Examples of mission statement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But their behavior – which workers read far more closely than any mission statement – tells a different story. —Bob Batchelor, The Conversation, 17 June 2026

Thomas Tuchel had a clear mission statement when he was appointed England head coach at the end of 2024. —Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 16 June 2026

With a mission statement that champions the customer, the economy and the environment, a single Melia Ann garment replaces two pieces that would have otherwise been produced, shipped and eventually discarded. —Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

The closer and title track serve as a belated mission statement, at once tonally busy and capaciously arranged, as if to make the frequency spectrum itself a character in the songs. —Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 12 June 2026

Rhymes for mission statement

• abatement
• affreightment
• misstatement
• restatement
• overstatement
• reinstatement
• understatement