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

• 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

On the security front, Australia and the EU will strengthen cooperation in areas such as crisis management, maritime security and disruptive technologies, including artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal

“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

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

Tehran’s municipality has identified metro stations, parking lots and other locations that could serve as bomb shelters, Ali Nasiri, a crisis management official, told state media in late January.

From The Wall Street Journal