(born 1943), US intelligence expert and cabinet member; full name Robert Michael Gates. After 26 years with the CIA, including its directorship 1991–93, he became US secretary of defense in 2006, serving under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
Definition of Gates, Robert in US English:
Gates, Robert
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(born 1943), US intelligence expert and cabinet member; full name Robert Michael Gates. After 26 years with the CIA, including its directorship 1991–93, he became US secretary of defense in 2006, serving under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.