emergency manager

collocation in English

meaningsofemergencyandmanager

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emergency
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪˈmɜː.dʒən.si/us
/ɪˈmɝː.dʒən.si/
something dangerous or serious, such as an accident, that happens suddenly or unexpectedly and needs fast action in order to avoid ...
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manager
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒər/us
/ˈmæn.ə.dʒɚ/
the person who is responsible for managing ...
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(Definition ofemergencyandmanagerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A transition advisory board may be appointed after anemergencymanagerleaves a governmental unit and is to oversee the unit's finances.
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Otherwise, the panel could recommend anemergencymanagerto take control of the local government.
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Also, theemergencymanagerwould work on recovery steps for the affected population and infrastructure while the public health official addresses how to prevent an outbreak from occurring again.
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Those involved in the discussion agreed on the need to work in a more coordinated manner between the media, government weather organizations, and emergency managers.
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However, these alternate activation points were not accessed by local emergency managers.
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Despite their intentions, their presence became problematic for emergency managers due to difficulties that arose surrounding the use of spontaneous, unaffiliated volunteers.
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The main aim of the organization is to produce and distribute volcanic health hazard information to scientists, governments, emergency managers and the public.
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The emergency managers reduced the city's annual spending to $36 million from $57 million and erased almost all of its long-term debt.
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The 1984 flood demonstrated that emergency managers could not receive accurate data quickly enough about the progress of flooding.
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In order to balance the budget, state-appointed emergency managers have drastically revised labor union contracts, sold off city assets such as parking meters, and privatized most public services.
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The memberships of these councils may include emergency managers and first responders; volunteer community service, and faith- and community-based organizations; schools, hospitals, private businesses, neighborhoods, and individual citizens.
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In order to avoid, or reduce significant losses to a business, emergency managers should work to identify and anticipate potential risks, hopefully to reduce their probability of occurring.
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The 1984 flood demonstrated that emergency managers could not receive accurate and adequate data quickly enough about the progress of flooding from airport radars, updated hourly.
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Many residents believed they were insufficiently warned, though it is acknowledged that emergency managers and citizens pay less attention to gale warnings then they do for tropical cyclone warnings.
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