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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Brunicki also noted that professional investors will likely treat Anthropic’s TAM less as a literal forecast and more as a kind of mission statement. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 And across the conversation, that refusal to be boxed in becomes the closest thing Vietnam‘s newest idol group has to a mission statement. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026 This was similar to his tough-love mission statement with the entire AEW brand, which ended in Hangman Adam Page’s win over Moxley at AEW All In 2025. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 The foundation’s website is sparse, featuring a short mission statement, three stated goals, a donation button, and Pratt’s name. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2026 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 1 Sep. 2026.

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