Meanings
nounmilitary police (uncountable)
- collectiveuncountableA unit of a military organization whose duty is to police the organization. They are in charge of law enforcement on military property, and of military personnel.
Synonyms: police officer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA unit of a military organization whose duty is to police the organization. They are in charge of law enforcement on military property, and of military personnel.
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Translations
Arabic شُرْطَة عَسْكَرِيَّة, الشُّرْطَة الْعَسْكَرِيَّة
- شُرْطَة عَسْكَرِيَّة (šurṭa ʕaskariyya)police unit of a military organization
- الشُّرْطَة الْعَسْكَرِيَّة (aš-šurṭa al-ʕaskariyya)police unit of a military organization
Bulgarian вое́нна поли́ция
- вое́нна поли́ция (voénna polícija)police unit of a military organization
Chinese Mandarin 憲兵 /宪兵, 軍警 /军警
- 憲兵 /宪兵 (xiànbīng)police unit of a military organization
- 軍警 /军警 (jūnjǐng)police unit of a military organization
Czech vojenská policie
- vojenská policiepolice unit of a military organization
Danish militærpoliti
- militærpolitipolice unit of a military organization
Dutch marechaussee, militaire politie
- marechausseepolice unit of a military organization
- militaire politiepolice unit of a military organization
Estonian sõjaväepolitsei, sõjapolitsei
- sõjaväepolitseipolice unit of a military organization
- sõjapolitseipolice unit of a military organization
Finnish sotilaspoliisi
- sotilaspoliisipolice unit of a military organization
French police militaire
- police militairepolice unit of a military organization
German Militärpolizei, Feldjäger
- Militärpolizeipolice unit of a military organization
- Feldjägerpolice unit of a military organization
Greek στρατονομία
- στρατονομία (stratonomía)police unit of a military organization
Hebrew מִשְׁטָרָה צְבָאִית
- מִשְׁטָרָה צְבָאִית (mishtará tsvá'it)police unit of a military organization
Icelandic herlögregla
- herlögreglapolice unit of a military organization
Indonesian polisi militer
- polisi militerpolice unit of a military organization
Irish póilíní míleata
- póilíní míleatapolice unit of a military organization
Italian polizia militare
- polizia militarepolice unit of a military organization
Japanese 憲兵, 警務官
- 憲兵 (kenpei)police unit of a military organization
- 警務官 (keimukan)police unit of a military organization
Korean 헌병, 군사경찰
- 헌병 (heonbyeong)police unit of a military organization
- 군사경찰 (gunsagyeongchal)police unit of a military organization
Latvian militārā policija
- militārā policijapolice unit of a military organization
Lithuanian karo policija, karinė policija
- karo policijapolice unit of a military organization
- karinė policijapolice unit of a military organization
Malay polis tentera
- polis tenterapolice unit of a military organization
Norwegian Bokmål militærpoliti
- militærpolitipolice unit of a military organization
Polish żandarmeria wojskowa
- żandarmeria wojskowapolice unit of a military organization
Portuguese polícia militar
- polícia militarpolice unit of a military organization
Romanian poliția militară
- poliția militarăpolice unit of a military organization
Russian вое́нная поли́ция, ВП
- вое́нная поли́ция (vojénnaja polícija)police unit of a military organization
- ВПpolice unit of a military organization
Slovak vojenská polícia
- vojenská políciapolice unit of a military organization
Spanish policía militar
- policía militarpolice unit of a military organization
Swedish militärpolis
- militärpolispolice unit of a military organization
Thai สารวัตรทหาร
- สารวัตรทหาร (sǎa-rá-wát-tá-hǎan)police unit of a military organization
Turkish askerî polis
- askerî polispolice unit of a military organization
Ukrainian військо́ва полі́ція, ВП
- військо́ва полі́ція (vijsʹkóva polícija)police unit of a military organization
- ВПpolice unit of a military organization
Vietnamese cảnh sát quân sự
- cảnh sát quân sựpolice unit of a military organization
Cite this entry
APA
military police. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/military%20police
MLA
“military police.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/military%20police. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “military police,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/military%20police.
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