influence peddling vs sop

influence peddling

noun
  • A type of corruption in which people use their connections with governments to gain favors or preferential treatment for a third party, usually in return for money. 

sop

noun
  • Something given or done to pacify or bribe. 

  • Something entirely soaked. 

  • A piece of turf placed in the road as a target for a throw in road bowling. 

  • A piece of solid food to be soaked in liquid food. 

  • Gravy. 

  • A weak, easily frightened or ineffectual person; a milksop 

verb
  • To soak in, or be soaked; to percolate. 

  • To steep or dip in any liquid. 

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