Meanings of invoke emergency in English

The Fed would invoke emergency powers multiple times during the crisis to launch new lending facilities.

Trump added that he was not yet ready to invoke emergency disaster powers over the outbreak.

Rallies are planned across the city to protest against any moves by the government to invoke emergency laws.

In an astonishing series of events, the West Midlands Police were forced to invoke emergency powers to permit the demonstration.

Carrie Lam, Hong Kong's embattled leader, has not ruled out the possibility her administration could invoke emergency powers to quell the protests.

In what appears to be an unprecedented move, the president is expected to invoke emergency powers to declare a national emergency over immigration.

Contributions from both sides of the house saw praise for the government's swift action to invoke emergency powers to prevent Covid-19 reaching the nation.

But Lam has not ruled out the possibility of invoking emergency powers.

In 1951, Prime Minister Sidney Holland invoked emergency law powers in an attempt to crush the Waterfront Strike.

A proclamation on Saturday cited both the militant threat and troublesome judges to justify invoking emergency powers and suspending the constitution.

The city was declared a local disaster area in March 2017 with the aim of invoking emergency procurement procedures and obtaining emergency funding.

Norway invoked emergency powers to restrict travel and shut many public and private institutions, although steps are now being taken to gradually re-open.

Having invoked emergency coronavirus regulations to expand police access to cellphone data for a month, the government pledged that any extension would require parliamentary approval.