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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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
The election result forced the DA and ANC, considered long-standing arch-rivals, to put aside their differences and work together.
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
Although these other groups customarily accepted ANC decisions, I knew that some of my Indian colleagues would strenuously oppose the move toward violence.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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