objective

I UK [əbˈdʒektɪv] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "objective":
singular objective plural objectives
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something that you plan to achieve, especially in business or work

objective of:

I'm not sure I understand the objective of this exercise.

main/primary/principal objective:

The principal objective of the department is to identify market opportunities.

achieve an objective:

The team has been successful in achieving challenging objectives.

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Collocations:
Adjectives frequently used with objective
▪  key, main, overriding, primary, prime, principal, ultimate Verbs frequently used with objective as the object ▪  accomplish, achieve, attain, fulfil, meet, reach
II UK [əbˈdʒektɪv] / US adjective **

1) based only on facts and not influenced by personal feelings or beliefs

An outsider can give a more objective assessment than a friend.

completely/purely objective:

We tried to capture a purely objective record of what we saw.

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Collocations:
Adverbs frequently used with objective
▪  completely, entirely, purely, totally, truly, wholly Nouns frequently used with objective
▪  analysis, assessment, description, evaluation, measurement

2) real and not existing only in someone's mind

objective reality

3) linguistics relating to the object of a verb or preposition