commendation vs endorsement

commendation

noun
  • The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation. 

  • That which is the ground of approbation or praise. 

  • A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting. 

  • An award or recognition for performance; a medal. 

endorsement

noun
  • The act or quality of endorsing 

  • Sponsorship, in means of money, by a company, business or enterprise. 

  • An amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document (such as a driving licence). 

  • An instructor's signed acknowledgement of time practising specific flying skills. 

  • Permission to carry out a specific skill or application in a field in which the practitioner already has a general licence. 

  • Support from an important, renowned figure of a media (celebrity, politics, sports, etc.), to get back up. 

How often have the words commendation and endorsement occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )