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

They capped the sketch with the return of Alec Baldwin, taking on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

From Salon

Alec Baldwin also returned to the show to play Health and Human Services nominee and former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who said he would protect “a woman’s right to give her child polio.”

From Los Angeles Times

Meanwhile, in his attempt to tune into Radio Luxembourg, Robert Rowlands was picking up the gang's walkie-talkie conversations on his ham radio.

From BBC

There were more than four hours of delays traveling down the mountain because of black ice, coach Robert Maxie said.

From Los Angeles Times

The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a legislative subpoena can not be used to stall an execution, putting the death of Robert Roberson back on the docket.

From Salon