Noun: foreign mission
- A permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister
"The foreign mission worked to improve trade relations between the two countries";
- legation
- An organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
"They established a foreign mission in a remote village to provide education and healthcare";
- mission, missionary post, missionary station
Derived forms: foreign missions
Type of: diplomatic mission, NGO, nongovernmental organisation [Brit], nongovernmental organization
Encyclopedia: Foreign mission