influence peddling 
noun [mass noun] North American
The use of position or political influence on someone’s behalf in exchange for money or favours.But it eventually begins to dawn on him that sports is out of control, with too much money, sex, drugs, influence peddling, and politics....
- Quite apart from whether political influence peddling distorts criminal policy, does such peddling weaken the case for privatization?
- Rather, behind the vague slogan of ‘reform,’ they focused on such issues as political corruption and influence peddling in Washington.
Derivatives
influence peddler
- It will have to clear out the influence peddlers, corporate lobbyists, spin-doctors and fund-raisers and return to first principles.
- No candidate is more scornful of the Washington insider class of lobbyists and influence peddlers.
- ‘And while I'm doing that, I will crack down on wasteful and abusive officials and influence peddlers,’ she said.