A spoof political party, founded in Montreal in 1963, which fielded candidates with absurd manifesto pledges, and was effectively dissolved by an election reform law in 1993.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in The Winnipeg Free Press.
Definition of Rhinoceros Party in US English:
Rhinoceros Party
noun
Canadian Politics
A spoof political party, founded in Montreal in 1963, which fielded candidates with absurd manifesto pledges, and was effectively dissolved by an election reform law in 1993.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in The Winnipeg Free Press.