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noun ADJ. key, main, major, primary, prime, principal | broad, overall, overriding, ultimate | limited, narrow | long-term, short-term | clear, specific | stated The legislation has failed to achieve its stated objectives. | common The two groups are pursuing a common objective. | economic, educational, environmental, military, political, strategic | business, policy VERB + OBJECTIVE accomplish, achieve, attain, fulfil, meet, reach, succeed in The department needs more money to fulfil its objectives. | fail in | agree, define, establish, formulate, identify, set, specify We need to establish a clear objective. | declare, state | clarify | promote, pursue PREP. in an/the ~ The party is radical in its objectives. | ~ of We succeeded in our prime objective of cutting costs., adj. VERBS be, seem | remain ADV. truly, very | completely, purely, totally, wholly It is impossible to be completely objective. | fairly, quite, reasonably | apparently | supposedly
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objective
verbs
have an objective
• Our main objective is to reduce road accidents.
set an objective
(= decide what you are trying to achieve )
• Pupils should be encouraged to set their own objectives.
achieve/accomplish an objective
( also attain an objective formal )
• The policy should help us achieve our objective of reducing paper waste.
reach/meet an objective
(= achieve an objective )
• We need to control spending in order to meet our financial objectives.
pursue an objective
(= try to achieve something you want )
• War has always been a means of pursuing national objectives.
adjectives
the main/principal objective
• This research project has three main objectives.
the primary/prime objective
(= the main one )
• The primary objective of training is to improve performance.
a key objective
(= a very important objective )
• Their economic strategy was based on a number of key objectives.
a clear objective
• A manager must give his team clear objectives to work towards.
a specific objective
• Most classroom activities have a specific learning objective.
a stated objective
(= what someone says their objective is )
• The city’s stated objective was to improve housing in the area.
a common objective
(= one that people, countries etc share )
• Our employees have a sense of common objectives and their commitment is high.
an economic/military/business/political etc objective
• We have made good progress towards meeting our business objectives.
phrases
aims and objectives
(= all the things someone wants to achieve )
• The department should clearly state its aims and objectives.
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