The phrase "adopt democracy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the act of embracing or implementing democratic principles or systems in a political context.
Example: "The country decided to adopt democracy after years of authoritarian rule."
Alternatives: "embrace democracy" or "implement democracy".
If elected president, Al Gore says he will use America's military power to halt Bosnia-style massacres, its economic influence to press failing states to adopt democracy, and the carrot of trade accords to encourage adoption of Western-style labor and environmental standards.
He also called on China to follow Taiwan's example and adopt democracy.
We would be foolish to believe that these two counties — or, for that matter, other countries in the region — could adopt democracy in the Western-liberal sense.
Mr Wei said that China needed to adopt democracy in order to modernise properly, and called Deng a dictator and a political swindler.
Indeed, it is the hope of one day becoming EU members that has gradually lured the countries of the western Balkans to adopt democracy, ditch violence and start the long haul of building free-market economies.
Were Indonesia's first democratically chosen leader to be removed from office on corruption grounds, that would be a matter for regret by democrats everywhere, and a boon to Indonesian reactionaries who claim their country is too sprawling and young to adopt democracy.
The impeachment marks a historic moment in a country that adopted democracy only 30 years ago.
This includes political centrists who helped negotiate the transition from absolute to constitutional monarchy after pro-democracy riots in 1990.Questioning the monarchy was once unthinkable in Nepal, even after the country adopted democracy.
Of all the European states (bar Yugoslavia) that sloughed off communism ten years ago, Russia has made the most uncertain progress towards adopting democracy and the standards of behaviour usually associated with it.
We adopted democracy not just for the intrinsic value of democracy, but because our people believe that democracy can enhance their quality of life.
One major theme is the question of how we can get from here to there, in the sense of adopting democracy-enhancing reforms that are incentive-compatible, at a moment that democracy seems to be in some peril.
