political crisis
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpoliticalandcrisis
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political
adjective
uk/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/us/pəˈlɪt̬.ə.kəl/
relating ...
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crisis
noun
uk/ˈkraɪ.sɪs/us/ˈkraɪ.sɪs/
a time of great disagreement, confusion, ...
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(Definition ofpoliticalandcrisisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This article reconnects thepoliticalcrisisof 1866-7 with the two decades of debate that preceded it.
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When state capacity was greatly reduced due to the economic andpoliticalcrisis, the situation quickly deteriorated and conflict escalated.
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But the economy was faltering and the 1980s marked a period of severe economic andpoliticalcrisis.
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The difference was decisive for the outcome of thepoliticalcrisis.
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The book is edited, for example, at a moment of economic andpoliticalcrisis.
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Most important of all for the gatheringpoliticalcrisiswas the rate of growth, and the obvious self-confidence of the movement.
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The second part examines the role of oil in escalating thispoliticalcrisis.
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The strategy tends to work effectively at times ofpoliticalcrisis, but it declines in significance at other times.
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First, she points out that periods ofpoliticalcrisiscan deepen preexisting social and religious rifts.
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With many princely candidates and unclear rules of succession, every royal death became apoliticalcrisis, and often a violent one.
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Moreover, they too had to compromise because of apoliticalcrisis.
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It is widely accepted that rising tensions over religion in the 1630s helped to precipitate apoliticalcrisisin 1640 and civil war in 1642.
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If the president rejects a proposed cabinet, it may lead to some period of political immobilism and contribute to an atmosphere ofpoliticalcrisis.
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Thepoliticalcrisiswould dictate the rhythm of the conflict.
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These transitions are precipitated by a sense ofpoliticalcrisis, that is, by the apparent exhaustion of established political and policy solutions.
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As a consequence, a small foreign war quickly became a nationalpoliticalcrisis.
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