But having a political mission doesn't mean he doesn't enjoy himself.

In 1868 he headed a political mission to the Chinese frontier.

To the government, to its stockholders, to a larger American political mission?

"The problem is that they are an independent institution within the university and they have a political mission."

The provincial forces had two missions, military and political.

The military education system has not been able to prepare them for political missions and diplomatic rules of engagement.

But he had been on the mainland on a political mission.

Economic realities, even beyond the deficit, pose a most difficult obstacle to any major political mission.

Settling in his natal city, he was sent on a political mission to Rome.

Nevertheless, both parties have occasionally contained people who saw their political mission in religious terms.