national crisis

American  

[nash-uhn-uhl krahy-sis] / ˈnæʃ ən əl ˈkraɪ sɪs /

noun

plural

national crises

1. a social or economic crisis, such as rising crime, political uprising, or a housing shortage, that affects a large portion of a nation or requires the resources and powers of a national government to address it.

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Example Sentences

For them, apologising to foreign governments risks appearing as capitulation at a time of national crisis.

From BBC

That’s the all-out-war the new supreme leader would have to oversee—alongside a national crisis that was under way before the conflict started.

From The Wall Street Journal

The recent cases have only amplified calls for urgent reform of Nigeria's health sector to prevent other patients from becoming tragic symbols of a national crisis.

From BBC

He said: "The department's debt is very large indeed and it is a debt which has been incurred through the supply of defective equipment at a time of national crisis."

From BBC

On Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa told the G20 Social Summit that South Africa had "declared gender-based violence and femicide a national crisis" in 2019.

From BBC