in order to definition
in order to attain” in Article 1
in order to. "as a means of" "in an effort to" "so as to"
in order to. – signals a relation between means and goal. For instance, prevailing in today’s wars is a means, the goal of which is defending and advancing national interests. In particular, in order to prevail in today’s war in Afghanistan, the US Department of Defense is carrying out a counterinsurgency campaign there. Carrying out the counterinsurgency campaign is the means, the goal of which is prevailing in the Afghan War. In general, a military strategy is a plan, and plans involve actions that are interlinked by relations of means to goals.