Question

what does the word revoke mean in this sentence: \the need to defend the regicide and the new commonwealth without king or house of lords prompted milton to give forceful expression, in the tenure of kings and magistrates (february 1649), to a radical contract theory of government analogous to that developed by contemporary republicans and levellers: sovereignty always resides in the people, who merely delegate power to, and can always revoke it from, any ruler or any government system\?

a to fail to follow suit in a card game

b to continue similar actions

c to annul by taking back

d to keep up with the status quo

Explanation:

To determine the meaning of "revoke" in the sentence, we analyze the context. The sentence talks about sovereignty residing in the people, who delegate power to rulers/government systems and can "revoke" it. The idea of taking back delegated power aligns with "to annul by taking back". Option a is a card - game - specific meaning, irrelevant here. Option b ("continue similar actions") and d ("keep up with the status quo") don't match the idea of taking back power. So option c is correct.

Answer:

c. to annul by taking back