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
Macron said Vladimir Putin posed the greatest risk of such a conflict in a sentiment echoed by Ukrainian MP Kira Rudik, who told Newsweek on Saturday that the White House's appeasement of the Russian president posed a bigger risk to global security. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025 The decision cost Merz trust with potential coalition partners on the center left at precisely the moment that swift negotiations to form a strong government are needed, Nils Schmid, an MP for the Social Democrats, a possible partner for the CDU, told me. Ido Vock, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025 By 2007, a family of pumas likely killed thousands of Magellanic penguins (MP), over the course of several nesting seasons along the wild coastline of Argentine Patagonia. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025 The press release, from MP Materials, was light on details. IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2025 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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“MP.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/MP. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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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