 In Italy a "giunta" is the civil executive of regions (see Regions of Italy#Institutions) and of municipalities ("comune", see Comune#Importance and function).An earlier, different use of the term in English was the Whig Junto, a political faction in early 18th-century Britain.It is not related to the Sanskrit word "Janatā" (also transliterated as "Jantā" and "Juntā"), which refers to "the public/people/masses".