verb
- past tense of junket; to go on a trip or excursion, especially one paid for by someone else or by public funds
Usage: often implies a pleasure trip at public expense
Examples
- The senators junketed to Europe on taxpayers’ money.
- Company executives junketed to Hawaii for their annual meeting.
- The delegation junketed across three countries in one week.
- Critics accused the officials of having junketed instead of working.
- The board members junketed to the resort for their retreat.
- Politicians often get criticized when they’ve junketed during budget crises.