Sentence:  In his CDC work , Carvey <WSD>has</WSD> the close-in support and advice of one of California 's shrewdest political strategists : former Democratic National Committeeman Paul Ziffren , who backed him over a Northland candidate espoused by Atty. Gen. Stanley Mosk . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense