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military police

American  

plural noun

  1. soldiers who perform police duties within the army. MP


military police British  

noun

  1. a corps within an army that performs police and disciplinary duties

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of military police

First recorded in 1820–30

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Army and served in the military police corps, receiving an honorary discharge in 1978.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The victims were rescued from the Kainji Lake National Park in Niger State in an operation involving the military, police, intelligence unit and the National Counter-Terrorism Centre.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

The army said the month-long rescue operation involved the military, police, intelligence agencies and local vigilante groups.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Videos posted on social media showed military police officers running down Sao Clemente Street, one of the area's main thoroughfares, carrying rifles.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

Apparently Adolf Hitler has a vendetta against tobacco, finds it filthy and disgusting, and his military police and their assistants are not meant to smoke at work.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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