convention center

American  

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.

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Example Sentences

Bass said that she would not let street takeovers and criminal activity derail ongoing downtown revitalization efforts, which include a $2.6-billion expansion and modernization of the Los Angeles Convention Center in preparation for the LA28 Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times

Downtown L.A. will be a central venue for the Games, hosting events at the Convention Center, Crypto.com Arena and the Peacock Theater.

From Los Angeles Times

The event will take place in room West 105 of the Phoenix Convention Center from 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM MST Saturday, February 14th, 2026.

From Science Daily

Raman broke with the labor federation and her colleagues in September, voting against the $2.6-billion expansion of the Los Angeles Convention Center.

From Los Angeles Times

“What I fear is that we’re going to have a beautiful new Convention Center surrounded by far more homelessness than we have today, which will drive away tourists, which will prevent people from coming here and holding their events here,” Raman said at the time.

From Los Angeles Times