MP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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:

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "MP"):

shore patrol (the military police of the navy)

Meaning:

A member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners

Synonyms:

military policeman; MP

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)