junket

(jŭng'kĭt)
n.

1. A dessert made from flavored milk and rennet.
2. A party, banquet, or outing.
3. A trip or tour, especially:
   1. One taken by an official at public expense.
   2. One taken by a person who is the guest of a business or agency seeking favor or patronage.

v., -ket·ed, -ket·ing, -kets.

v.intr.

1. To hold a party or banquet.
2. To go on a junket.

v.tr.
To fete at a party or banquet.

[Middle English jonket, rush basket, a kind of food served on rushes, feast, from Old North French jonquette, rush basket (probably from jonc, rush,) or from Medieval Latin iuncāta, rush basket, both from Latin iuncus, rush.]

junketer jun'ket·er n.

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Dessert made from milk by treating with rennet to coagulate the protein.

[JUHNG-kiht] This sweet, mild-flavored dessert is made with milk, sugar, various flavorings and rennin. The rennin coagulates the mixture into a soft puddinglike texture. Junket is served chilled, sometimes accompanied by fruit.

noun

1. A large meal elaborately prepared or served: banquet, feast. Informal feed, spread. See ingestion.
2. A usually short journey taken for pleasure: excursion, jaunt, outing, trip. See move/halt.

The press often criticizes members of Congress who travel abroad at government expense for taking “junkets.” The term implies that the trip is as much or more for personal pleasure as for official business and is just another congressional perk, or privilege of office. Indeed, the origin of the word junket suggests a good time: it comes from an old English word, jonket, for the woven reed baskets used to carry foods for picnics and other outings. Some members travel more frequently than others, but most congressional travel is related to the members' committee assignments, including military policy, foreign relations, international commerce, and interparliamentary activities (that is, meetings with legislative branches in other countries).

To explain the purpose and findings of their trips to the public, members usually prepare a formal report for publication after their return. Advocates of congressional travel argue that regardless of the official reason, international travel is useful because it allows members to escape from parochialism (cultural and geographic narrowness) and broaden their perspectives on the world issues upon which they must vote.

See also Interparliamentary relations; Perks, congressional

For a list of words related to junket, see:

• Acts, Powers, Conditions, and Procedures - junket: trip taken at public expense by government employee
• Party Functions and Political Practices - junket: personal trip financed by public funds
• Vacations and Interludes - junket: trip or journey, esp. one taken by politician at public expense

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tykmælk, fest, kalas, skovtur, udflugt
v. intr. - feste, rejse flot på det offentliges regning
v. tr. - feste

Nederlands (Dutch)
zoet kwarktoetje, reis (maken) op kosten van zaak/staat, feestelijke maaltijd (houden)

Français (French)
n. - (Culin) lait caillé, festin, banquet, excursion, (US) voyage d'agrément, (US) voyage officiel aux frais du contribuable, voyage professionnel
v. intr. - organiser une fête/un banquet, faire une excursion
v. tr. - festoyer, banqueter

Deutsch (German)
n. - Dickmilch, Fest(mahl), Vergnügungsfahrt, Vergnügungsreise auf öffentl. Kosten
v. - ein Gelage abhalten, eine Vergnügungsfahrt machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φαγοπότι, τσιμπούσι, εκδρομή, πικ-νικ, (μαγειρ.) είδος ανθότυρου (σε καλαθάκια)
v. - ευωχούμαι, γλεντώ, ξεφαντώνω

Italiano (Italian)
gitarella, festa, banchettare, festeggiare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - espécie de coalhada (f), banquete (m) ou excursão (f) agradável, viagem (f) à custa do governo
v. - ir a, ou realizar um banquete ou festa, viajar à custa do governo

Русский (Russian)
сладкий сырок со сливками, пирушка, кутить, угощать, устраивать пикник

Español (Spanish)
n. - dulce de leche cuajada, banquete, francachela, excursión o paseo
v. intr. - tener o dar un banquete, ir de gira o jolgorio, festejar, agasajar
v. tr. - festejar, agasajar, ir de paseo o de viaje (gastando fondos públicos)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - keso, kalas, utflykt
v. - kalasa, festa, göra en utflykt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
凝乳食品, 宴会, 野餐, 郊游, 作公费旅游, 去郊游, 宴请

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 凝乳食品, 宴會, 野餐, 郊遊
v. intr. - 野餐, 作公費旅遊, 去郊遊
v. tr. - 宴請

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 응유 , 유람여행, 진수성찬
v. intr. - 연회를 벌이다, 유람여행을 하다
v. tr. - 향응하다, 유람여행으로 접대하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ジャンケット, 遊山旅行, 宴会
v. - 遊山旅行をする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حلوى معدة من الحليب المخثر والسكر, وليمه, مأدبه (فعل) قام برحله للمتعه, اقام وليمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮לבן ממותק, סעודת מלכים, טיול, נסיעה, סיור של עובד-מדינה ע"ח המדינה (צפון-אמריקה)‬
v. intr. - ‮השתתף בסעודה או בפיקניק‬
v. tr. - ‮ערך סעודה או פיקניק‬

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