military police

noun

: a branch of an army that exercises guard and police functions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The federal district’s former governor and former military police chief are also targets of the Supreme Court investigation made public Friday. —

David Biller And Carla Bridi, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Jan. 2023 The federal district’s former governor and former military police chief are also targets of the Supreme Court investigation made public Friday. —

David Biller And Carla Bridi, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Jan. 2023 De Moraes, the Supreme Court justice, also ordered preventative detention for the men who were serving Sunday as head of the federal district’s security and military police chief, as well as searches of their residences. —

Carla Bridi, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Jan. 2023 Supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro confront military police in Brasilia on Monday. —

Reuters, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2022 Almost immediately, dozens of military police officers had surrounded them. —

Clay Risen, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2022 On January 8, there were just 365 military police officers working in the area. —

Katie Polglase, CNN, 14 Jan. 2023 But soon after, thousands of protesters stormed the federal buildings as a handful of military police officers stood at the entrance, television images showed. —

Luciana Magalhaes, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2023 Almost immediately, dozens of military police officers had surrounded them. —

Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Nov. 2022 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of military police was in 1815

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“Military police.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/military%20police. Accessed 22 Mar. 2023.

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