Henry M. Robert

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

proper noun

: Henry M. Robert

Henry M. Robert published the first edition of Robert's Rules of Order in 1876.

Examples

Many organizations still follow the procedures outlined by Henry M. Robert.
Have you read Henry M. Robert's book on parliamentary rules?
The legacy of Henry M. Robert lives on in meetings and assemblies across the world.
The famous Henry M. Robert wrote the guidelines for parliamentary procedure.
Henry M. Robert published the first edition of Robert's Rules of Order in 1876.
Many organizations still follow the procedures outlined by Henry M. Robert.
The legacy of Henry M. Robert lives on in meetings and assemblies across the world.

Synonyms

Henry Martyn Robert

vsHenry M. Robert

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

refers to the same person without mentioning the engineer role

Surface Forms

Henry M. Robert main

Morphology

Henry + M. + Robert

This is a proper name referring to a specific historical person; knowing the constituent name parts ('Henry', 'M.', 'Robert') does not enable a B1 learner to infer his identity or that he authored Robert's Rules of Order. The expression is referential/encyclopedic rather than compositional, so its meaning cannot be derived from the parts without prior cultural or factual knowledge.

Etymology

Henry M. Robert was a United States Army officer who wrote a simple book of rules for meetings in 1876. That guide, called 'Robert's Rules of Order', became the standard way many groups run votes and speeches, so his name is remembered as the author of those meeting rules.