Kennedy, Rob ‧ ert Fran ‧ cis /ˈrɒbət ˈfrɑːnsəs $ ˈrɑːbərt ˈfræn-/ BrE AmE ( also Kennedy, Bobby )
(1925–68) a US politician in the ↑ Democratic Party who was the brother of John F. Kennedy. He became a ↑ senator for New York in 1965. In 1968, when he was trying to become elected President of the US, he was shot.