The difference between Ambition and Goal
When used as nouns, ambition means eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or literary fame, whereas goal means a result that one is attempting to achieve.
When used as verbs, ambition means to seek after ambitiously or eagerly, whereas goal means to score a goal.
check bellow for the other definitions of Ambition and Goal
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Ambition as a noun (uncountable, countable):
Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or literary fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
Examples:
"My son, John, wants to be a firefighter very much. He has a lot of ambition."
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Ambition as a noun (countable):
An object of an ardent desire.
Examples:
"My ambition is to own a helicopter."
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Ambition as a noun:
A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.
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Ambition as a noun (uncountable):
A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.
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Ambition as a noun (obsolete):
The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.
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Ambition as a verb:
To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
Examples:
"Pausanias, ambitioning the sovereignty of Greece, bargains with Xerxes for his daughter in marriage.'' — Trumbull."
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Goal as a noun:
A result that one is attempting to achieve.
Examples:
"My lifelong goal is to get into a Hollywood movie."
"She failed in her goal to become captain of the team."
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Goal as a noun:
In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.
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Goal as a noun:
The act of placing the object into the goal.
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Goal as a noun:
A point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal.
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Goal as a noun:
A noun or noun phrase that receives the action of a verb. The subject of a passive verb or the direct object of an active verb. Also called a patient, target, or undergoer.
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Goal as a verb (Gaelic football, Australian rules):
To score a goal