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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“We hate that we have to do it, but there is not a lot else we can do to coax compliance,” Robert Hornik Jr., the town’s longtime attorney, said in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
After losing a shareholder lawsuit and entering receivership in 2017, the company sold stock to an entity led by former CEO Robert Liscouski.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
In an email, Robert Arnott, the firm’s founder, said SpaceX is ranked 520th in the firm’s index of large- and midcap U.S. stocks, with a float-adjusted weighting of just 0.0036%.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026
Its first voyage was alongside the Discovery – a famous ship that had previously carried Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton on an expedition to Antarctica.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
And then, perhaps unwisely, she added, “Do you know that poem by Mr. Robert Burns, called ‘To a Mouse’?
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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