<span>I am totally sure that this one D.social contract between person and ruler for security </span><span>wasn't one of Thomas Hobbes' philosophical views.</span>
In the USA.gov, you can find the following description for an Election Official:
<em>"Election Official (also Poll Worker, Election Clerk, Election Judge) — A person appointed to monitor the voting process at a polling place, make sure voters follow state requirements, certify an election was conducted legally, and give the official vote count"</em>
So, by the phrase that we must complete, we know that counting is one of the things that the Election Official does, but according to the quotation, they are also the ones who certify that the election was conducted legally, meaning the word that fills in the blank correctly is Certify.
Merchants helped influence medieval culture in a variety of ways. They traded goods with plenty of people, causing an influx of foreign goods into markets nearby. This caused feudal lords living in nearby manors to desire goods that could not be produced inside their manors, thereby loosening their grip on serfs and peasants in favor of greater access to trade. Merchants also began to help increase the size of cities and towns, helping shape early modern governments and nation-states.
By intimidating the opponent to isolate communism to their own nation