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objective

/əbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/ adjective B2
  1. Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
  2. Not influenced by the strong emotions or prejudices.
  3. Based on observed facts; without purely subjective assessment.
  4. Mind-independent
  5. Of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb. · The objective complement in "She makes us angry" is the adjective "angry".
  6. Of, or relating to verbal conjugation that indicates the object (patient) of an action. (In linguistic descriptions of Tundra Nenets, among others.)
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Hugo Oberstein, of 13, Caulfield Gardens, had become my objective.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 29 · B2
It has been a case for intellectual deduction, but when this original intellectual deduction is confirmed point by point by quite a number of independent incidents, then the subjective becomes objective and we can say confidently that we have reached our goal.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 66 · B2
By deliberately eliminating extraneous distractions and committing to one objective at a time, we can optimize our mental resources.
The Myth of Multitasking, p. 1 · C1
The primary objective of the ambitious project was to harness the abundant water resources of the Snowy River.
The Snowy Mountains Scheme, p. 1 · C1

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