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Mission vs Campaign - What's the difference?

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In obsolete terms the difference between mission and campaign

is that mission is dismissal; discharge from service while campaign is an open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills; a champaign.

As nouns the difference between mission and campaign

is that mission is a set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer while campaign is a series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.

As verbs the difference between mission and campaign

is that mission is to send to a mission while campaign is to take part in a campaign.

mission

English

(wikipedia mission)

Noun

  • (countable) A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer.
  • (uncountable) Religious evangelism.
  • (uncountable) (the missions) collective term for third world charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.
  • (countable) (Catholic tradition) 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.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • In these ships there should be a mission of three of the fellows or brethren of Solomon's house.
  • (obsolete) dismissal; discharge from service
  • A work.

    • Derived terms

    * diplomatic mission * intermission * intromission * mission creep * mission impossible * mission mix * mission statement * permanent mission * permission * remission * space mission * transmission

    Related terms

    * mess * message * messenger * missile * missionary * missive

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To send to a mission.

    • External links

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    campaign

    English

    (wikipedia campaign)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
    • an election campaign'''; a military '''campaign
    The company is targeting children in their latest advertising campaign .
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=April 9 , author=Mandeep Sanghera , title=Tottenham 1 - 2 Norwich , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=The Canaries went ahead when the home defence failed to clear their lines and Pilkington was on hand to slide in his eighth goal of the campaign .}}
  • (obsolete) An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills; a champaign.
    • (Grath)
  • The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation.

    • Derived terms

    * advertising campaign * election campaign * military campaign * political campaign * rumor campaign * whisper campaign

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To take part in a campaign.
    • She campaigned for better social security.
    * {{quote-news , year=2012 , date=April 19 , author=Josh Halliday , title=Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised? , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=But the purported rise in violent videos online has led some MPs to campaign for courts to have more power to remove or block material on YouTube. The Labour MP Heidi Alexander said she was appalled after a constituent was robbed at knifepoint, and the attackers could be found brandishing weapons and rapping about gang violence online.}}