"Political favors" refers to actions or benefits provided by politicians to individuals or groups in a position of power or influence. These favors are often done to gain support, maintain alliances, or receive benefits in return. Full definition
What the international community needs to guard against is allowing the ICC to become a tool that Western liberal democracies can impose on developing country leaders who have fallen out of political favour. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
Has Woodfibre LNG bought a rubber stamp approval for the project, along with other political favours including tax breaks, tax exemptions and the e-Drive subsidy? (dogwoodbc.ca)
Polling has consistently shown that the British public believe that large donations buy political favours. (theconversation.com)