platform vs pulpit

platform

noun
  • A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made. 

  • Something that allows an enterprise to advance. 

  • A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion. 

  • A raised structure from which passengers can enter or leave a train, metro etc. 

  • A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon. 

  • A flat expanse of rock, often the result of wave erosion. 

  • A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks. 

  • sidewalk 

  • A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine. 

verb
  • To include in a political platform 

  • To place on, or as if on, a platform. 

  • To place a train alongside a station platform. 

  • To furnish with or shape into a platform 

  • To publish or make visible; to provide a platform for (a topic etc.). 

  • To open (a film) in a small number of theaters before a broader release in order to generate enthusiasm. 

pulpit

noun
  • 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. 

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

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

  • A bow platform for harpooning. 

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