Definition of national emergency
: a state of emergency resulting from a danger or threat of danger to a nation from foreign or domestic sources and usually declared to be in existence by governmental authority
therefore I … do proclaim the existence of a national emergency— H. S. Truman
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“National emergency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20emergency. Accessed 25 Feb. 2021.
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