crisis management

American  

noun

1. the techniques used, as by an employer or government, to avert or deal with strikes, riots, violence, or other crisis situations.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• crisis manager
  noun

Etymology

Origin of crisis management

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

“The extreme wildfires we’ve been seeing really didn’t get started until 2016,” said Ghilarducci, who is now chief executive of Emergent Global Solutions, a crisis management consulting firm.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

“We do crisis management exercises…the big one has always been something in the Middle East that shuts the Strait of Hormuz,” Wirth said this past week on the “Ruthless Podcast.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

The European Union has begun helping member countries Italy, Austria and Slovakia repatriate their citizens, the bloc's crisis management chief told AFP Tuesday.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

In Vilnius, Vilmantas Vitkauskas runs the crisis management centre that brings together various branches of government and security services.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

We here in Washington must move away from crisis management, and we must establish clear goals for the future, immediate and the distant future, which will let us work together and not in conflict.

From State of the Union Address by Carter, Jimmy