Robert
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,505 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,133 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923) also: Henry M. Robert, Henry Martyn Robert
Robert in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Robert Cairn looked out across the quadrangle.
Brood of the Witch-Queen · Sax Rohmer · Chapter 1
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This poem is doubtless developed from Robert Burns’s “Bannockburn.”
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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Robert hated the old man--never made any bones about it.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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Robert (Longo, the film director) and I kind of had a mutual experience with it.
William Gibson Interviewed · Giuseppe Salza · Chapter 1
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Their names, as standing on Clyde's book, were, “Robert Sadler, James Hagan, Stephen Todd, Julius R. Craney, Abimelech Dalrimple, Thomas Buckingham.”
The Belted Seas · Arthur Colton · Chapter 1