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Meanings of state of emergency in English

Russian
чрезвычайное положение
Portuguese
estado de emergência
Catalan
estat d'emergència
Spanish
ley de emergencia
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Legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers.

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чрезвычайное положение
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Examples for "national emergency"
Examples for "national emergency"
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France has been under a state of national emergency since November 2015.
Reuters
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He said: This is now an international rather than a national emergency.
The Irish Times
3
Mr Trump declared a national emergency at the US-Mexico border in February.
Radio NZ
4
In the US, President Barack Obama declared the spread a national emergency.
Jamaica Observer
5
But we can call a national emergency and build it very quickly.
Reuters
1
The act gives the President power to regulate economic transactions during national emergencies.
News.com.au
2
FEMA said in a statement the alerts can only be used for national emergencies.
Reuters
3
Only in great national emergencies do rivals set aside visceral mistrust and historical grievance.
The Guardian
4
Enacted in 1977, IEEPA empowers the president to deal with threats related to national emergencies.
Reuters
5
All of them involving serious issues around national emergencies.
Reuters
1
Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands have already made declarations of state of emergencies and disasters.
Radio NZ
2
Ms Carreon said State of Emergencies are no excuse for governments to censor the media.
Radio NZ
Usage of state of emergency in English
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A state of emergency has been declared in 42 local government areas.
News.com.au
2
Last week the government reimposed a state of emergency to 26 September.
Radio NZ
3
A state of emergency remains in place for Whanganui and Taranaki today.
Radio NZ
4
Louisiana declares state of emergency due to threat of state's natural resources.
Reuters
5
Spanish authorities have slapped a state of emergency across 11 eastern provinces.
The Irish Times
6
The government declared a state of emergency, without any kind of warning.
The Death Cure
7
The government also declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew.
Reuters
8
The lifting of the state of emergency takes effect after the meeting.
Radio NZ
9
A state of emergency will remain in place for the next month.
News.com.au
10
PNG's government declared a state of emergency in the province on Friday.
Radio NZ
11
We cannot continue to live in a state of emergency since 1652.
The South African
12
A state of emergency was declared in East Timor after the attack.
Reuters
13
Samoa: A state of emergency has been declared and borders are closed.
The Guardian
14
It has imposed a three-month state of emergency, with the constitution suspended.
Radio NZ
15
A state of emergency remains in place until the end of May.
Reuters
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Any state of emergency and election dates should be approved by parliament.
Reuters