Henry Martyn Robert

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An American army officer who wrote the book Robert's Rules of Order that shows how to run meetings

proper noun

: Henry Martyn Robert

Henry Martyn Robert is remembered for standardizing meeting procedures through his famous book.

Examples

Many organizations follow the guidelines established by Henry Martyn Robert to conduct effective meetings.
The famous Henry Martyn Robert wrote the definitive guide on parliamentary procedure.
The influence of Henry Martyn Robert is still evident in parliamentary practice today.
Did you know that Henry Martyn Robert was an army officer?
The guidelines set forth by Henry Martyn Robert are essential for anyone learning about parliamentary procedure.
Organizations often refer to Henry Martyn Robert's manual to ensure their meetings run smoothly.
Many students of political science study the work of Henry Martyn Robert for its impact on modern governance.

Synonyms

Henry M. Robert

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A United States Army officer known for a book that explains how to run meetings

uses the full given name rather than the initial form

Surface Forms

Henry Martyn Robert main

Morphology

Henry + Martyn + Robert

This is a full proper name referring to a specific historical person; knowing the constituent names (Henry, Martyn, Robert) does not allow a learner to infer the referent or the biographical fact that he authored Robert's Rules. Proper names are referential and arbitrary rather than compositional, so the meaning requires prior cultural or factual knowledge and is not derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Henry Martyn Robert was a United States army engineer who, after being asked to lead a messy church meeting with no clear instructions, wrote a short book of rules to help people run meetings well. That's why his name is linked to the famous manual 'Robert's Rules of Order' and to the standard ways of holding 'meetings' today.