Sentence:  The widespread purge that has taken place the past twelve months or so among Communist leaders in the provinces <WSD>gives</WSD> assurance that the party officials who will dominate the Congress , and the Central Committee it will elect , will all have passed the tightest possible Khrushchev screening , both for loyalty to him and for competence and performance on the job . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense