cause political crises

/kɔːz pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkraɪsiːz/

verb phrase

  1. to make serious problems or periods of instability happen in governments or political systems

    B2

    transitive; plural object: crises

    • "Corruption and unfair elections can cause political crises."B1
    • "A sudden economic collapse may cause political crises in several countries."B2
    • "The president’s decision to ignore the court could cause political crises across the region."C1
    • "The controversial law caused political crises across the country."B2

Collocations

cause a political crisispolitical crisispolitical instabilitycause political instabilitytrigger political turmoillead to political upheaval

Word family

causecrisiscrisespolitical