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
Various samples of rock and ore pulled from the Mountain Pass mine, operated by MP Materials, are displayed at the company's offices in Mountain Pass, Calif., on June 7, 2019. Charlie Campbell, Time, 17 June 2025 Vincent-Kirby, who ran for MP (member of parliament) for the Green Party in 2019, has a Master of Philosophy degree from Heythrop College, University of London, according to her LinkedIn page. Sam Gillette, People.com, 12 June 2025 Stocks covered in Friday's rapid fire at the end of the video were: Lululemon, McDonald's , MP Materials, and Applied Materials . Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 6 June 2025 Tory is another word for Conservative, and MP is an abbreviation of Member of Parliament. Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 22 May 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 29 Jun. 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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