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
The hold-up is in large part because the project’s original developers MP Westbrooke North LLC, a joint venture of Mission Peak Capital, abandoned the project after only building part of it. Taylor O'Connor 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 Jenny Riddell-Carpenter, the Member of Parliament [MP] for Suffolk Coastal, praised the efforts of local officials and urged people to steer clear of the vicinity. Tiago Ventura, Time, 30 July 2026 Camera-wise, the WP68 Air gives you a 64-MP main camera, a 32-MP selfie camera, an 8-MP IR night-vision camera, and a 2-MP macro camera. Joe Salas july 26, New Atlas, 27 July 2026 When the Union for a Popular Movement MP for the Tarn region needed a parliamentary aide, Jublin jumped at the chance. Olivier Bouchara, Vanity Fair, 24 July 2026 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 5 Aug. 2026.

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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