Many citizens revolted against the authoritarian government last year.

revolted 是动词 revolt 的过去式。revolt 由前缀 re-（表示"反对、反抗"）和词根 volt（来自拉丁语 volvere，意为"转动"）组成，字面意思是"转过来反抗"，引申为"起义、反叛"的意思。