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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"Right now there are about 15 tractors queuing to fill up," Jean-Pierre Robert, who manages a lakeside hotel, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Alongside his brothers David and Keith, Robert joined other sets of acting siblings to portray sets of real-life siblings in the 1980 western “The Long Riders.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
One player who will be absent though is Scotland's Robert MacIntyre, who withdrew prior to the start of play on Friday with a knee injury.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
She is a 2025-26 Robert Novak Fellow and her book "Good Boundaries," on Gen Z and risk-aversion, will be published by Ballantine in 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 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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