ɪn bˈoʊθ ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈɪŋdəm ænd ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, ðə tˈɜːm hɐz fɹˈiːkwəntli bˌɪn jˈuːzd ɪn ɐ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl kˈɑːntɛkst tə ɹᵻfˈɜː tə sˈɜːʔn̩ mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kənsˈɜːvətˌɪv pˈɑːɹɾi, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ fˈɔːɹmɚ pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚz dˈeɪvɪd kˈæmɚɹən ænd bˈɔːɹɪs dʒˈɑːnsən, hˌuː hæd sˈʌtʃ ɐn əpbɹɪŋɪŋ, ænd hɐz ˈɔːlsoʊ bˌɪn jˈuːzd nˈɛɡətˌɪvli təwˈɔːɹdz ðoʊz ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ᵻvˈɛnts sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi bˈoʊt ɹˈeɪs ænd ɹˈɔɪəl ɐskˈɑːt.
In both the United Kingdom and the United States, the term has frequently been used in a political context to refer to certain members of the British Conservative Party, including former prime ministers David Cameron and Boris Johnson, who had such an upbringing, and has also been used negatively towards those associated with events such as the University Boat Race and Royal Ascot.