mushroom party

== English == === Etymology === Referring to the rapid growth of mushrooms. === Noun === mushroom party (plural mushroom parties) (politics, derogatory) A new political party that sprouts up quickly before an election, but proves to be short-lived. === References === Smith, Joseph Patterson (1898), History of the Republican Party in Ohio, pg. 372. United National Party v. Commissioner-General of Inland Revenue (Sri Lanka, 1978)