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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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A Nepal commission has recommended the prosecution of ex-prime minister KP Sharma Oli in connection to the deadly September 2025 uprising that toppled his government, according to a leaked report.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

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

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

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

But after deadly anti-corruption protests by young Nepalis last September forced the then prime minister KP Sharma Oli to resign, there's been more appetite for new faces.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

An explosion of excited conversation—no KP for a whole month?

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan

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