Robert
Americannoun
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Henry Martyn 1837–1923, U.S. engineer and authority on parliamentary procedure: author of Robert's Rules of Order (1876, revised 1915).
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a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “glory” and “bright.”
Example Sentences
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Robert "Madyar" Brovdi's underground command post features walls of blinking screens playing footage of Ukrainian drones attacking Russian troops, frontline maps, and scoreboards of destroyed targets.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Republican gubernatorial candidate Robert Wessels announced that he would rank Jonathan Bush second.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Weissmann served as a lead prosecutor in Robert S. Mueller’s special counsel’s office from 2017–19 and as chief of the Fraud Section at the DOJ from 2015–19.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
Indeed, Lithgow’s performance was as thrilling to experience as that of British powerhouse Lesley Manville, who won for her portrayal of Jocasta in Robert Icke’s modern reworking of “Oedipus.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
This amazing demonstration set Robert Dale Owen on a path as a prominent investigator and spokesperson for the truth of Spiritualism.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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