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KP

1 American  
Chess.

  1. king's pawn.

K.P. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Military. kitchen police.

  2. Knight of the Order of St. Patrick.

  3. Knights of Pythias.

KP 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Knight (of the Order) of St Patrick

  2. military kitchen police

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symbol

  1. chess king's pawn

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kp 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Democratic Republic of Korea

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More than 200 people were questioned, including ousted former prime minister KP Sharma Oli, and a 900-page report with an additional 8,000 pages of evidence were submitted to the commission for investigation.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

Rapper Balendra Shah has defeated the former Nepalese Prime Minister Sharma KP Oli in the country's general election.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

KP Sharma Oli, the 74-year-old Marxist leader ousted as prime minister last year and seeking a return to power, was challenged by former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, a 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

The protests toppled Marxist leader KP Sharma Oli's government, in which Thapa's centrist Nepali Congress party had the biggest share of seats.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

On the last three moves, Bull had swaggered among the movers shouting out commands as though they were laggard corporals in need of KP.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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