Many citizens revolted against the authoritarian government last year.

revolted 是动词 revolt 的过去式。revolt 源自拉丁语 revolvere（re- 表示"反向"、volvere 意为"转动"），字面意思是"反过来、转向"，引申为"起义、反叛"，常与 against 连用表示"反抗"。