MP

1 of 2

noun

1
[military police] : a member of the military police
2
[member of Parliament] : an elected member of a parliament

MP

2 of 2

abbreviation

1
melting point
2
metropolitan police
3
milepost

Examples of MP in a Sentence

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Noun
And to that end, some of 2025’s women to watch are Selena Gomez, New Zealand MP Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke, Namibia president-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, among others. Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 The Echo Show 8 is the perfect size with its 8-inch screen to use for all kinds of features—smart home control, music player, video calls, even a little movie streaming—and packs a great speaker, a smart home hub, and a 13 MP camera. Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024 The rear camera has been upgraded to 5 megapixels (up from 2 MP). Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024 The Diplomat’s shorter second season is still consumed by the mystery of who’s behind the attacks that kicked off season one (the naval explosion that killed dozens of British sailors) and provided its cliffhanger (a car bomb resulting in the deaths of an American agent and a British MP). Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for MP 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1764, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of MP was in 1764

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Cite this Entry

“MP.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/MP. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

MP

noun
ˈem-ˈpē
1
: a member of the military police
2
: an elected member of a parliament
Etymology

Noun

from military police

Medical Definition

mp

abbreviation
melting point
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