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
He founded Cope in 2008 alongside another former ANC leader Mbhazima Shilowa, who also left after Mbeki's exit.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
The most famous case involved the Gupta brothers—Ajay, Atul and Rajesh—who were accused of using ties to the ANC to engage in corruption and bribery to misappropriate state assets, according to the U.S.
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
Thembi was a member of the Pioneers, the juvenile section of the ANC, so he was already politically cognizant.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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