bureau vs pulpit

bureau

noun
  • An office (room where clerical or professional duties are performed). 

  • An organization or office for collecting or providing information or news. 

  • A chest of drawers for clothes. 

  • A desk, usually with a cover and compartments that are located above the level of the writing surface rather than underneath, and often used for storing papers. 

  • An administrative unit of government; office. 

pulpit

noun
  • A raised desk, lectern, or platform for an orator or public speaker. 

  • The railing at the bow of a boat, which sometimes extends past the deck. It is sometimes referred to as bow pulpit. The railing at the stern of the boat is sometimes referred to as a stern pulpit; other texts use the term pushpit. 

  • A raised platform in a church, usually enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon. 

  • A bow platform for harpooning. 

  • Activity performed from a church pulpit, in other words, preaching, sermons, religious teaching, the preaching profession, preachers collectively or an individual preaching position; by extension: bully pulpit. 

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