African National Congress

British  

noun

1.  ANC.  (in South Africa) a political party, founded in 1912 as an African nationalist movement and banned there from 1960 to 1990 because of its active opposition to apartheid: in 1994 won South Africa's first multiracial elections

---

Example Sentences

Situated on the edge of the iconic Soweto township and chosen as a symbol of post-apartheid "spatial integration", the venue hosts large-scale events such as the ruling African National Congress annual congress.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

JOHANNESBURG—Nelson Mandela’s African National Congress ended apartheid 31 years ago with a promise to build a prosperous future for Black South Africans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

Around 1985, when Musk was in his early teens, Oliver Tambo, the leader of the then-banned African National Congress, called for people to resist apartheid and “make South Africa ungovernable.”

From Slate • Mar. 15, 2025

South Africa’s African National Congress lost its outright parliamentary majority in May and the Botswana Democratic Party was kicked out of power after nearly six decades following October's election.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2024

That is when I joined the African National Congress, and that is when the hunger for my own freedom became the greater hunger for the freedom of my people.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela