MP
noun/ˌem ˈpiː/
/ˌem ˈpiː/
- a person who has been elected to represent the people of a particular area in a parliament (the abbreviation for ‘Member of Parliament’)
- Michael Phillips MP
- Write to your local MP to protest.
- Conservative/Labour MPs
- the MP for Oxford East
CultureEach British MP represents one of the 650 constituencies into which England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are divided for general elections or by-elections. The person elected to be a Member of Parliament in an election is the one who is given the most votes.note at electionsee also Euro-MPExtra ExamplesTopics Politicsb1, Jobsb1- For many years she was MP for Bristol East.
- The plan is opposed by the city's Conservative MP.
- You should write to your MP about it.
- a member of the military police
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