It came into common use after being used by Thatcherites as a way to label opponents of her policies.

O'Neill was a leading opponent of the Reagan administration's domestic and defense policies.

A staunch opponent of her uncle's unionist religious policies, she was exiled and became a nun.

Kōmei, the reigning emperor at the time, was a major opponent of his policies.

He was an opponent of David Lloyd George's policies.

However, opponents of Germany's foreign policies found the potential scandal too useful to ignore.

The article emphasized the need for "constructive engagement" with South Africa, a concept that opponents of his policies would soon turn against him.

As a result, in 2011, opponents of Walker and his policies have called for a boycott of Johnsonville products.

He was an opponent of Ronald Reagan's policies in Central America.

For the time being, opponents of the Government's policies were mute.