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 • Mar. 24, 2026

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 • Feb. 18, 2026

The government has set up a response office within the prime minister's crisis management centre and convened an emergency team, chief cabinet secretary Minoru Kihara has said.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

To test whether these layoffs reflected real transformation or just crisis management, I looked at where sophisticated investors have actually been putting their money.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 4, 2025

Our international cooperation efforts in the energy field are not limited to crisis management.

From State of the Union Address by Carter, Jimmy