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mission

noun

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as in job
a specific task with which a person or group is charged your mission is to clean up the house before company arrives

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“Mission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mission. Accessed 8 Dec. 2022.

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