单选题
[阅读选择]The other side of a state legal apparatus is a state military apparatus. While the one protects the individual from violence， the other sacrifices the individual to violence in the interests of the state. In war the state affirms supreme power over the individuals within its own borders. War is not simply a trial by combat to settle disputes between states； it is the moment when the state makes its most powerful demands upon its people for their commitment， allegiance， and supreme sacrifice.
The word “allegiance” is closest in meaning to ______.
A.loyalty
B.objective
C.survival
D.motive
正确答案：A
答案解析：解本题可用同类词关系进行判断。在“allegiance”前后的两个词分别是commitment和 sacrifice，应能判断出这三个词相对于国家而言是同一类词，再利用排除法，不难选出正确答案A。