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
Tory is another word for Conservative, and MP is an abbreviation of Member of Parliament. Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 22 May 2025 The image below is incredibly sharp and took advantage of the full 60 MP of the A7RV, showing each feather hair and drop of water. Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 The country’s rare earth oxide production has also increased from 7k metric tons in 2014 to 45k metric tons in 2024, with nearly all coming from Mountain Pass. MP Materials reopened the Mountain Pass mine in 2018. Mark Dent, HubSpot, 9 May 2025 There's a 12 MP selfie camera on the front as well. Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 13 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 2 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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