military police

American

plural noun

soldiers who perform police duties within the army. MP

military police British

noun

a corps within an army that performs police and disciplinary duties

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Other Word Forms

military policeman noun

Etymology

Origin of military police

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

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Now every night the military police head out on patrol in the border zone.

From BBC

The raid, which occurred after the new director special forces had taken over, was never reported to the military police.

From BBC

Years later, in May 2019, one senior military police official wrote to another in reference to M, who by now had died in custody.

From The Wall Street Journal

At a Senate hearing, the deputy intelligence secretary for Rio's military police stated that the raid had had a "negligible" impact on dismantling Comando Vermelho.

From BBC

The joint operation by civil and military police comes after a year-long investigation.

From BBC

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