Usually means: Positioned in opposition or contrast.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word set against:

General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. set against: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. set (oneself) against, set (something or someone) against, set against: Merriam-Webster
  3. set against: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. set against: Collins English Dictionary
  5. set against: Dictionary.com
  6. set against: TheFreeDictionary.com
  7. set against: Wiktionary

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. set against: Legal dictionary
  2. set against: Financial dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. set against: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. set against: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. set against: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (set against)

verb:  (transitive) To cause (a person) to be in conflict or opposition with someone or something.
verb:  (transitive) To have a strong feeling of not desiring to do something.

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