Sentence:  It has also led credence to the view of the outgoing chief minister that it is a handful of mischief-making existing deputies who are to blame for the perception that this <WSD>States</WSD> is already the worst ever. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The parliament of either of the two Channel Islands countries: the (States of Guernsey) or the (States of Jersey).