expedition vs despatch

expedition and despatch both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
expedition	Yes	No	No	No
despatch	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, expedition and despatch are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of expedition include dispatch, expeditiousness.

expedition (noun)	despatch (noun)
a journey organized for a particular purpose	the act of sending off something
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country	killing a person or animal
a journey taken for pleasure	the property of being prompt and efficient
the property of being prompt and efficient	an official report (usually sent in haste)
an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose

expedition (verb)	despatch (verb)
	send away towards a designated goal