ROBERT

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• ROBERT (noun)
  The noun ROBERT has 1 sense:

1. United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

  Familiarity information: ROBERT used as a noun is very rare.

• ROBERT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Henry M. Robert; Henry Martyn Robert; Robert

Instance hypernyms:

parliamentarian (an expert in parliamentary rules and procedures)

 Context examples 

Robert Martin had probably ceased to think of Harriet.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

"Good heavens!" cried Elinor, "what do you mean? Are you acquainted with Mr. Robert Ferrars? Can you be?"

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

“He hath no light hand in war, hath Sir Robert,” said Chandos.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

That was Roberts' men, that was, and comed of changing names to their ships—ROYAL FORTUNE and so on.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

My Robert believes he was a wine-merchant.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

A standardized survey developed and published by Kurt Kroenke, Robert Spitzer and Janet Williams in 2002 in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine which is used to assess the severity of an individual's somatic symptoms.

(Patient Health Questionnaire - 15 Item, NCI Thesaurus)

The presence of low-level antibiotics in the environment can have significant impacts on the gut microbiomes of animals and humans, said Robert Fleischmann, a program director in NSF's Division of Biological Infrastructure.

(Impacts of low-dose exposure to antibiotics unveiled in zebrafish gut, National Science Foundation)

Roberts is about 20 years old and from Bakersfield, California.

(Millions don't turn up to 'storm' US airbase for extraterrestrial evidence, Wikinews)

Among the results, participants in the whole-grain group lost approximately 100 more calories per day than refined-grain eaters—the equivalent of walking briskly for 30 minutes, notes Roberts.

(Whole Grains Deliver on Health Benefits, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

“You’re angry, Robert,” said she.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)