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
Lekota, nicknamed "Terror" due to his prowess on the football field, left the ANC in 2008 shortly after former South African President Thabo Mbeki was removed by the party.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 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
In Port Elizabeth, an ANC stronghold, and other areas of the Cape, the response was better on the second and third days than the first.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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