1 something that you are trying to achieve:
the main / primary / principal objective * to meet / achieve your objectives * You must set realistic aims and objectives for yourself. * The main objective of this meeting is to give more information on our plans.
2 (also objective lens) (technical) the LENS in a TELESCOPE or MICROSCOPE that is nearest to the object being looked at
Part of speech: adjective
1 not influenced by personal feelings or opinions; considering only facts:
an objective analysis / assessment / report * objective criteria * I find it difficult to be objective where he's concerned. * These figures give a reliable and objective indicator of changing trends in people's lifestyles.
2 (philosophy) existing outside the mind; based on facts that can be proved:
objective reality
OPPSUBJECTIVE
objectively adverb:
Looked at objectively, the situation is not too bad. * Can these effects be objectively measured? * I was too upset to see things objectively.
objectivity noun [U]:
There was a lack of objectivity in the way the candidates were judged. * scientific objectivity
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