1) Aims 2) Ends 3) Goals 4) Intents 1) Aims of government policies 
The desired or needed result to be achieved by a specific time. An objective is broader than a goal, and one objective can be broken down into a number of specific goals.
Objectives are specific outcomes that can be measured using agreed criteria.
Aims of government policies
In the IEP, desired outcomes of a shorter term than goals.Very specific, highly technical and frequently quantitative statements of the expected results of R & D project tasks.
Alscalled lesson objectives or aims; statements of student learning outcomes based on student needs; objectives state specifically what the students will be able tdin a specified time period; objectives are measurable and therefore involve specific and discrete language skills.
A company's defined and measurable aims for a given period.