Meanings
plural mission statements
- managementA formal declaration of the overall goal or purpose of an organization.
Her mission statement is that clothes made from sustainable viscose and cruelty-free alternatives to leather should not be targeted at a niche market, but shown to hold their own on the Paris fashion week catwalk.
2017 October 2, Jess Cartner-Morley, “Stella McCartney lays waste to disposable fashion in Paris”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 03 Apr 20191 more example
Unsurprisingly, Perry puts her best foot forward on opener “Never Really Over,” a song that not only maintains a catchy, hummable refrain, but also ironically doubles as a sort of mission statement for the artist.
2020 August 27, Alex McLevy, “With Smile, Katy Perry is desperately trying to have fun again”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2020
Translations
Catalan missió
- missiódeclaration of the purpose of an organization
Chinese Mandarin 使命宣言, 宗旨
- 使命宣言 (shǐmìng xuānyán)declaration of the purpose of an organization
- 宗旨 (zōngzhǐ)declaration of the purpose of an organization
Finnish tavoitelausuma, missiolause
- tavoitelausumadeclaration of the purpose of an organization
- missiolausedeclaration of the purpose of an organization
French mission
- missiondeclaration of the purpose of an organization
German Leitbild, Selbstverständnis
- Leitbilddeclaration of the purpose of an organization
- Selbstverständnisdeclaration of the purpose of an organization
Hungarian küldetésnyilatkozat
- küldetésnyilatkozatdeclaration of the purpose of an organization
Māori kaupapa mātāmua
- kaupapa mātāmuadeclaration of the purpose of an organization
Norwegian formålsparagraf
- formålsparagrafdeclaration of the purpose of an organization
Portuguese declaração de missão
- declaração de missãodeclaration of the purpose of an organization
Cite this entry
mission statement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mission%20statement
“mission statement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mission%20statement. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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