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MP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners
Synonyms:
military police; MP
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("MP" is a kind of...):
force; personnel (group of people willing to obey orders)
Meronyms (members of "MP"):
military policeman; MP (a member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "MP"):
shore patrol (the military police of the navy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners
Synonyms:
military policeman; MP
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("MP" is a kind of...):
law officer; lawman; peace officer (an officer of the law)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "MP"):
provost marshal (the supervisor of the military police)
redcap (a member of the military police in Britain)
Holonyms ("MP" is a member of...):
military police; MP (a military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners)
