ANC
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Also A.N.C. African National Congress.
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Army Nurse Corps.
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Example Sentences
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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
The ANC has remained in government ever since, with the DA joining it for the first time after the 2024 election failed to produce an outright winner.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
Last year, the ANC sank to just 40% of the vote, forcing it to form a coalition with smaller parties to remain in power.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025
Johannesburg's international airport, once known as Jan Smuts – honouring a former prime minister – is now called OR Tambo, after the anti-apartheid leader and former president of the ANC.
From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025
He stressed the ANC’s long history of advocating change, noting that the ANC was the oldest national African organization in the country, having been founded in 1912.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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