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
There's a 12 MP selfie camera on the front as well. Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025 No lawmakers opposed or abstained, according to MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak. Amanda Castro hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025 Honor will be leaning into photography and generative AI with an AI Camera equipped with a 200 MP sensor. Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 Tory is another word for Conservative, and MP is an abbreviation of Member of Parliament. Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 1 May 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 22 May. 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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