mission statement

noun

: something that states the purpose or goal of a business or organization
The company's mission statement emphasizes its ongoing commitment to meeting the needs of the community.

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Each fire council needs four board members and other interested parties, collaboration with a local fire department, a logo, a mission statement and boundaries. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025 Whether Reinsdorf lived up to that would-be mission statement is questionable. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025 The art and science of sustainability The WM mission statement is a deceptively simple one composed of three tenets in their Building Today for Tomorrow objectives: Material is repurposed. Candace Oehler, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 Triggered with foot pedals, a wellspring of distorted, bluesy and overdriven tones furnished certain riffs and solos with an enticing snarl — and a rock ‘n’ roll edge in line with what should serve as her estimable mission statement. Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mission statement

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“Mission statement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mission%20statement. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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