Di kebanyakan negara, anggota kabinet bayangan disebut sebagai '''Menteri Bayangan.''' Namun, di Kanada, istilah '''Kritik Oposisi''' lebih umum digunakan.
Di [[Britania Raya|Inggris]], [[Kanada|Kanada,]] dan [[Selandia Baru]] partai oposisi utama membentuk kabinet bayangan yang disebut ''His'' or ''[./https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_Majesty's_Most_Loyal_Opposition_(United_Kingdom) Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/briefings/snpc-03910.pdf|title=Her Majesty’s Opposition, SN/PC/3910|last=Mary Durkin|last2=Oonagh Gay|date=21 June 2006|website=Commons Standard Notes|publisher=Library of the House of Commons, UK Parliament|access-date=22 September 2012|quote=This note outlines the rights and privileges of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, or the Official Opposition, as the party with the second largest number of seats within the House of Commons is known.}}</ref> Kata sifat "loyal" digunakan karena mereka tidak meragukan kedaulatan Yang Mulia atas takhta monarki.
