All 11 Uses

objective
in
The Hunt for Red October
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Ryan had trained himself to be objective.
Chpt 6. *

objective = to see things in a fact-based manner without the influence of personal feelings or preferences
"A true Marxist is objective, Comrade Political Officer," Ramius chided, savoring this last argument with Putin.†
Chpt 1.
Objectively, that which aids us in carrying out our mission is good, that which hinders us is bad.†
Chpt 1.
It also cast aside the objective measure of justice and ethics which, he decided, was the principal legacy of religion to civilized life.†
Chpt 3.
Operation KINGPIN had been rehearsed for months, and despite this its nature and objective had not been guessed by friend or enemy—until the day of the raid itself.†
Chpt 8.
Everything else is secondary to that objective.†
Chpt 10.
Objectively, I can understand this.†
Chpt 11.
The evident objective had been to see if the United States could detect it or not.†
Chpt 12.
So, the primary objective of the surface fleet is to ride shotgun for, and draw our forces away from, their subs.†
Chpt 12.
My God, this guy's come four thousand miles, and he's going to get killed within sight of his objective.†
Chpt 12. *
The objective is to raise hell in their senior military channels, and they all come together in Moscow.†
Chpt 13.

Definitions:

(1) (objective as in: our objective is to...)
a goal (some end desired to be achieved)
(2) (objective as in: an objective viewpoint)
fact-based without the influence of personal feelings or preferences

Objective is often contrasted with subjective--which means "influenced by personal belief, feelings, or preferences (rather than being based purely upon fact)."
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
Less common meanings of objective include:
- In philosophy -- existing outside of the mind.
- In grammar -- the object of a verb or of certain prepositions.
- In optics -- the lens nearest the object being viewed