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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Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee Robert McGuire secured a grand jury indictment against Abrego Garcia for human smuggling charges related to a 2022 traffic stop.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2026
Once when young, Sorcinelli met the former Robert Prevost -- the birth name of Pope Leo -- then just an Augustinian priest, but the men have not spoken since, he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Before the ceremony, Susie asked for a sign that Robert would be watching.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Along with other economists such as Robert Lucas, Sargent, now at New York University, elevated the role of “rational expectations.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The two men stayed in the lavish home of businessman and merchant Robert Morris, the man who had helped finance the American Revolution.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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