MP

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noun

ˈem-ˈpē How to pronounce MP (audio)
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

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Noun
Leica still makes film cameras, including the MP and M-A, which have no digital parts. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 Haines, a popular and respected politician in Canberra, has represented her community as an independent MP since 2019. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 Victoria Police said a 43-year-old man had been arrested after the attack on independent MP Haines in Wangaratta, around three hours’ drive northeast of Melbourne. — Reuters, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 The deal put an end to long-standing contracts under which MP Materials had been selling tens of thousands of tonnes of rare-earth concentrate annually to a trading affiliate of Shenghe Resources. — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026 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

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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