meeting of the minds vs palaver

meeting of the minds

noun
  • An agreement, especially one resulting from a gathering in which discussion or negotiation took place. 

palaver

noun
  • A meeting at which there is much talk; a debate; a moot. 

  • Disagreement. 

  • Mentally-draining activity, either physical or fuss. 

  • Talk intended to deceive. 

  • A village council meeting. 

verb
  • To flatter. 

  • To discuss with much talk. 

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