1. A military or strategic goal that is restricted in scope, scale, or duration, rather than seeking total victory or complete conquest
The commander adopted a limited objective strategy to avoid escalating the conflict.
O comandante adotou uma estratégia de objetivo limitado para evitar a escalação do conflito.
2. In business or project management, a specific, constrained goal with defined boundaries and constraints
The team set a limited objective to increase sales by 15% in the first quarter.
A equipe estabeleceu um objetivo limitado de aumentar as vendas em 15% no primeiro trimestre.