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
That larger camera bump will likely enable a few upgrades, including a switch from a 12 MP sensor for the telephoto zoom lens to a 48 MP sensor. Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025 Bonnar will play newspaper editor Gareth Fisher and Clifford is local MP Joanne Kemper, while Ben Ashenden (Deep Cover) and Rumi Sutton (After the Flood) are also aboard. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025 The Pentagon bought a $400 million equity stake in rare earth miner MP Materials. Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025 In July, the Defense Department became the largest shareholder in MP Materials, a mining company that specializes in rare earth minerals. Tobias Burns, The Hill, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for MP

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1764, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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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 11 Sep. 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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