Robert

[rob-ert]

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

In November, the Broad museum will debut the largest-ever solo museum show of late artist Robert Therrien’s work, featuring more than 120 pieces.

From Los Angeles Times

Film star Robert Carlyle says his role in a new TV drama about the phone-hacking scandal has made him think again about his own experiences at the hands of the tabloids.

From BBC

U.S. public health head honcho Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., fired Monarez over disagreements in vaccine policy, saying she was not “trustworthy.”

From Salon

“Crocs are my comfort zone, dancing is not,” Robert Irwin said in the introductory package that was shown right before his performance.

From Los Angeles Times

In her own campaign, Andrews, a pediatrician, said that she has broken through by talking to voters about Robert Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health and human services, and his war on public health.

From Salon