Robert

[ rob-ert ]

noun

1. Henry Mar·tyn [mahr, -tn], 1837–1923, U.S. engineer and authority on parliamentary procedure: author of Robert's Rules of Order (1876, revised 1915).
2. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “glory” and “bright.”

Example Sentences

Carl Pope, the club’s longtime executive director, was present, as was Robert Cox, the club’s former president, who still served on the board.

From Salon

Robert Gates, who was appointed by President George W Bush and Obama, worked for the CIA for 27 years.

From BBC

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whom Trump has granted influence in shaping his future administration, reportedly expressed opposition to Rubio occupying a prominent foreign policy role.

From Salon

More than seven decades later, mathematician Robert Monjo believes he has discovered a similarly significant double helix — but this time not as the structure of human DNA, but as the structure of spacetime itself.

From Salon

Meanwhile, it remains to be seen where Robert F Kennedy Jr, another key figure, lands.

From BBC