crisis management

noun

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

Other Words From

• crisis manager noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of crisis management¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

They could help or hinder: provide the moral force for urgent action or preoccupy us with crisis management.

From Salon

The answer lies in the fact that they have been provided by the ‘risk and crisis management’ consulting industries, with the tacit support of trustees, Zionist advocacy groups, and federal agencies.

From Salon

Eleven women and 17 men are among those who died in the crash, according to the crisis management director.

From BBC

Another 23 passengers were injured, seven of them critically, the province's crisis management director told state TV.

From BBC

My crisis management strategy became my crisis.

From Salon