convention center

noun

1. a large civic building or group of buildings designed for conventions, industrial shows, and the like, having large unobstructed exhibit areas and often including conference rooms, hotel accommodations, restaurants, and other facilities.

Example Sentences

The pop culture gathering runs through Sunday at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

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L.A. political leaders took what their own policy experts called a risky bet on Friday, and agreed to pour billions of dollars into the city’s aging convention center in the hope that it will breathe new life into a struggling downtown and the region’s economy.

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In an 11-2 vote, the City Council approved a $2.6 billion expansion of its Convention Center, despite warnings from their own advisers that the project will draw taxpayer funds away from essential city services for decades to come.

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Earlier this week, opponents of the Convention Center expansion attempted to seek a much less expensive alternative focusing, in the short term, on repairs to the facility.

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“Our members are ready to don their hard hats, their work boots, their tool belts and start moving dirt,” said Medrano, who began his career loading and unloading trucks at the Convention Center.

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