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    ANC
    Also A.N.C. African National Congress.
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    abbreviation
    ancient.

ANC

1 American  
  1. Also A.N.C. African National Congress.

  2. Army Nurse Corps.


anc. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. ancient.


ANC British  

abbreviation

  1. African National Congress

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Zikhali Barthman, 65, had been a staunch supporter of the ANC for years.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

Ramaphosa needs at least 133 MPs to reject an impeachment motion and the ANC currently has 159 seats in the National Assembly.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

The ANC remained the most-supported party with 38 percent, according to a survey of 3,600 people released last month.

From Barron's Apr. 12, 2026

South Africa's second-largest party, the Democratic Alliance, elected Cape Town's mayor Sunday to lead it into the 2029 national polls, stepping up a drive to take votes away from the faltering ANC.

From Barron's Apr. 12, 2026

I told him he was mistaken; we were not rejecting nonracialism, we were simply saying the ANC must stand more on its own and make statements that were not part of the Congress Alliance.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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