Robert

American  

[rob-ert] / ˈrɒb ərt /

noun

1. Henry Martyn 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

“By removing these boxed warnings, we ensure that women receive accurate information about hormone therapy—free from exaggeration or fear,” Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Numerous department sources, who were not authorized to speak publicly about the confidential personnel matter, identified the candidate as the consultant: Robert Port, a filmmaker, writer and director who has worked for decades in Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times

“I think what Robert said yesterday very publicly, I think it came from his heart,” Tisch said, commenting on Kraft’s apology.

From The Wall Street Journal

"This is the biggest fight of my life," Tyson said Wednesday at an event with US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

From Barron's

A highlight of the fall theater season was Robert Icke’s gripping “Oedipus,” which reimagined Sophocles’ most famous tragedy as a taut drama about a contemporary political dynasty.

From The Wall Street Journal