Three political gadflies had announced plans to run as independents, but nobody took them seriously.

After graduation from college, he became a political gadfly writing for a newspaper about the Spanish plebiscite.

Some are political gadflies who run for an office of some sort every year.

In the midst of it all, Mr. Khan stood as an unrepentant political gadfly.

In political retirement he was a radio show host, author, and political gadfly.

Li usually plays the role of a political gadfly, and his campaign was largely symbolic.

He is also a political gadfly and ran for county executive as the Green Party candidate in the 1990's, promising to preserve the stone chambers.

Bishop Murphy's critics are not, however, political gadflies but victims of crimes and responsible members of the church.

He is left facing a negligible challenge from two political gadflies, one of whom happens to be black, the other Hispanic.

Leading the charge to reopen the case was Robert Tishler, a friend of the family and political gadfly here.