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    ANC
    Also A.N.C. African National Congress.
  • anc.
    anc.
    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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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

ANC national spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu also welcomed the court's decision, which she said "corrected a long-standing distortion of history".

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

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

A meeting of the ANC executive took place afterward at which a few of us asked for a report of the earlier meeting with the white liberals.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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