contracting vs mission

contracting

noun
  • Work done on a contract basis. 

  • The act of something that contracts or shrinks; contraction. 

adj
  • Getting smaller; drawing itself together into a smaller area. 

mission

noun
  • A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself. 

  • Religious evangelism. 

  • An infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme. 

  • A number of people appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy. 

  • A settlement or building serving as a base for missionary work. 

  • Third World charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid. 

verb
  • To do missionary work, proselytize. 

  • To send on a mission. 

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