The phrase "attain democracy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the process of achieving or reaching a state of democracy, often in a political or social context.
Example: "The country has struggled for decades to attain democracy, facing numerous challenges along the way."
Alternatives: "achieve democracy" or "reach democracy."
The Nobel Committee said it wanted "to show its support for the many people throughout the world who are striving to attain democracy, human rights and ethnic conciliation by peaceful means". "Suu Kyi's struggle is one of the most extraordinary examples of civil courage in Asia in recent decades," the citation said.
"In awarding the Nobel Peace Prize... to Aung San Suu Kyi," the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced in 1991, it wished "to honour this woman for her unflagging efforts and to show its support for the many people throughout the world who are striving to attain democracy, human rights and ethnic conciliation by peaceful means".
It is worth remembering that most of these countries attained democracy only 20 or 30 years ago.
To attain true democracy, "you need international observers.
In the last 50 years, Brazil, like Argentina, suffered through economic crises, military dictatorship and political corruption before attaining stable democracy.
"This was a sacrifice by the Panamanian people to help the Peruvian people attain an open democracy," Mr. Aleman said.
"The major disputes, excitement, and violence of American history between 1815 and 1848 did not involve either a struggle to attain white male democracy or the imposition of a new 'market revolution' on subsistence family farmers," Howe argues.
With its strong comparative focus and a sober appreciation of how hard it can be not to just to attain but to sustain democracy, it represents a major contribution". Larry Diamond is a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford.
During a two-year crusade to restore democracy and attain power, Toledo has displayed impressive talents and worrisome weaknesses.
Yet they have no compunction, she says, to use the instruments of democracy to attain political representation before proceeding to extinguish the benefits of a free society.
Democratization has never been a straightforward affair, and the unprecedented global reach that democracy attained over the years has only intensified debates about its language, meaning, and prospects.
